1 files changed, 99 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/generic/tclDictObj.c b/generic/tclDictObj.c
index 428173d..4088883 100644
--- a/generic/tclDictObj.c
+++ b/generic/tclDictObj.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ static int		DictSetCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const *objv);
 static int		DictSizeCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const *objv);
+static int		DictSmartRefCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
+			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const *objv);
 static int		DictUnsetCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 			    int objc, Tcl_Obj *const *objv);
 static int		DictUpdateCmd(ClientData dummy, Tcl_Interp *interp,
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ static const EnsembleImplMap implementationMap[] = {
     {"replace",	DictReplaceCmd, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"set",	DictSetCmd,	TclCompileDictSetCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"size",	DictSizeCmd,	TclCompileBasic1ArgCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
+    {"smartref",DictSmartRefCmd,NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"unset",	DictUnsetCmd,	TclCompileDictUnsetCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"update",	DictUpdateCmd,	TclCompileDictUpdateCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
     {"values",	DictValuesCmd,	TclCompileBasic1Or2ArgCmd, NULL, NULL, 0 },
@@ -1960,6 +1963,102 @@ DictSizeCmd(
 /*
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * Tcl_DictObjSmartRef --
+ *
+ *	This function returns new tcl-object with the smart reference to
+ *	dictionary object.
+ *
+ *	Object returned with this function is a smart reference (pointer),
+ *	so new object of type tclDictType, that directly references given
+ *	dictionary object (with internally increased refCount).
+ *
+ *	The usage of such pointer objects allows to hold more as one
+ *	reference to the same real dictionary object, allows to make a pointer
+ *	to part of another dictionary, allows to change the dictionary without
+ *	regarding of the "shared" state of the dictionary object.
+ *
+ *	Prevents "called with shared object" exception if object is multiple
+ *	referenced.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	The newly create object (contains smart reference) is returned.
+ *	The returned object has a ref count of 0.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	Increases ref count of the referenced dictionary.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+Tcl_Obj *
+Tcl_DictObjSmartRef(
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    Tcl_Obj    *dictPtr)
+{
+    Tcl_Obj *result;
+    Dict    *dict;
+
+    if (dictPtr->typePtr != &tclDictType
+	    && SetDictFromAny(interp, dictPtr) != TCL_OK) {
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    dict = DICT(dictPtr);
+
+    result = Tcl_NewObj();
+    DICT(result) = dict;
+    dict->refCount++;
+    result->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr2 = NULL;
+    result->typePtr = &tclDictType;
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * DictSmartRefCmd --
+ *
+ *	This function implements the "dict smartref" Tcl command.
+ *
+ *	See description of Tcl_DictObjSmartRef for details.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *	A standard Tcl result.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *	See the user documentation.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+static int
+DictSmartRefCmd(
+    ClientData dummy,
+    Tcl_Interp *interp,
+    int objc,
+    Tcl_Obj *const *objv)
+{
+    Tcl_Obj *result;
+
+    if (objc != 2) {
+	Tcl_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, objv, "dictionary");
+	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    result = Tcl_DictObjSmartRef(interp, objv[1]);
+    if (result == NULL) {
+    	return TCL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    Tcl_SetObjResult(interp, result);
+
+    return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
  * DictExistsCmd --
  *
  *	This function implements the "dict exists" Tcl command. See the user