Do not allow creating ReferenceBase

Bigfoot/Sources/Engine/Include/Engine/Asset/Reference.hpp

@@ -21,27 +21,6 @@ template<class DERIVED, class ASSET>
 class ReferenceBase
 {
   public:
-    ReferenceBase() = default;
-
-    ReferenceBase(const UUID& p_uuid):
-        m_uuid(p_uuid)
-    {
-        Acquire();
-    }
-
-    ReferenceBase(const ReferenceBase& p_ref):
-        m_uuid(p_ref.m_uuid),
-        m_handle(p_ref.m_handle)
-    {
-        Acquire();
-    }
-
-    ReferenceBase(ReferenceBase&& p_ref) noexcept:
-        m_uuid(std::exchange(p_ref.m_uuid, UUID::NULL_UUID)),
-        m_handle(std::exchange(p_ref.m_handle, nullptr))
-    {
-    }
-
     [[nodiscard]]
     const UUID& GetUUID() const
     {
@@ -65,33 +44,55 @@ class ReferenceBase
         Release();
     }
 
-    ReferenceBase& operator=(const ReferenceBase& p_ref)
+    ReferenceBase& operator=(const ReferenceBase& p_reference)
     {
-        if (this != &p_ref)
+        if (this != &p_reference)
         {
             Release();
-            m_uuid = p_ref.m_uuid;
-            m_handle = p_ref.m_handle;
+            m_uuid = p_reference.m_uuid;
+            m_handle = p_reference.m_handle;
             Acquire();
         }
         return *this;
     }
 
-    ReferenceBase& operator=(ReferenceBase&& p_ref) noexcept
+    ReferenceBase& operator=(ReferenceBase&& p_reference) noexcept
     {
-        if (this != &p_ref)
+        if (this != &p_reference)
         {
             Release();
-            m_uuid = std::exchange(p_ref.m_uuid, UUID::NULL_UUID);
-            m_handle = std::exchange(p_ref.m_handle, nullptr);
+            m_uuid = std::exchange(p_reference.m_uuid, UUID::NULL_UUID);
+            m_handle = std::exchange(p_reference.m_handle, nullptr);
         }
         return *this;
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]]
-    bool operator==(const ReferenceBase& p_ref) const
+    bool operator==(const ReferenceBase& p_reference) const
+    {
+        return m_uuid == p_reference.m_uuid;
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    ReferenceBase() = default;
+
+    ReferenceBase(const UUID& p_uuid):
+        m_uuid(p_uuid)
+    {
+        Acquire();
+    }
+
+    ReferenceBase(const ReferenceBase& p_reference):
+        m_uuid(p_reference.m_uuid),
+        m_handle(p_reference.m_handle)
+    {
+        Acquire();
+    }
+
+    ReferenceBase(ReferenceBase&& p_reference) noexcept:
+        m_uuid(std::exchange(p_reference.m_uuid, UUID::NULL_UUID)),
+        m_handle(std::exchange(p_reference.m_handle, nullptr))
     {
-        return m_uuid == p_ref.m_uuid;
     }
 
   private:
@@ -128,6 +129,16 @@ class ReferenceBase
 template<class ASSET>
 class HardReference: public ReferenceBase<HardReference<ASSET>, ASSET>
 {
+    using Base = ReferenceBase<HardReference<ASSET>, ASSET>;
+
+  public:
+    HardReference() = default;
+
+    HardReference(const UUID& p_uuid):
+        Base(p_uuid)
+    {
+    }
+
   private:
     static void IncrementCount(ContainerHandle& p_handle)
     {
@@ -139,12 +150,22 @@ class HardReference: public ReferenceBase<HardReference<ASSET>, ASSET>
         p_handle.DecrementHardRefCount();
     }
 
-    friend ReferenceBase<HardReference<ASSET>, ASSET>;
+    friend Base;
 };
 
 template<class ASSET>
 class SoftReference: public ReferenceBase<SoftReference<ASSET>, ASSET>
 {
+    using Base = ReferenceBase<SoftReference<ASSET>, ASSET>;
+
+  public:
+    SoftReference() = default;
+
+    SoftReference(const UUID& p_uuid):
+        Base(p_uuid)
+    {
+    }
+
   private:
     static void IncrementCount(ContainerHandle& p_handle)
     {
@@ -156,7 +177,7 @@ class SoftReference: public ReferenceBase<SoftReference<ASSET>, ASSET>
         p_handle.DecrementSoftRefCount();
     }
 
-    friend ReferenceBase<SoftReference<ASSET>, ASSET>;
+    friend Base;
 };
 }   // namespace Bigfoot
 #endif