UniqueResource, a C++ template class as a universal resource manager

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You can also do something similar to this by using the built-in 'std::shared_ptr' type. It allows for initialization with a custom deleter function. With that, you can pass a type cleanup call for types that have one. (You can also just define your own callback to cleanup custom/more unique types as needed.)

For example, using a 'HANDLE' type, which is cleaned up using 'CloseHandle':

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const std::shared_ptr<void> handle(::OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_READ, FALSE, pid), ::CloseHandle); 


Usage is then similar to your setup by just using 'handle.get()' to obtain the actual handle.