2 files changed, 32 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/options/scoped.cpp b/options/scoped.cpp
index ef2b1b02..2974dfdb 100644
--- a/options/scoped.cpp
+++ b/options/scoped.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@
 
 namespace options {
 
-std::atomic_bool opts::teardown_flag(false);
+// XXX hack: the flag shouldn't be here as action at distance -sh 20160926
+static std::atomic_bool teardown_flag(false);
+static void set_teardown_flag(bool value);
+static void ensure_thread();
+static bool is_tracker_teardown();
 
-void opts::set_teardown_flag(bool value)
+static void set_teardown_flag(bool value)
 {
     // flag being set means "opts" is about to go out of scope due to tracker stop
     // in this case we don't reload options. we only want to reload when cancel is pressed.
@@ -19,10 +23,13 @@ void opts::set_teardown_flag(bool value)
     teardown_flag = value;
 }
 
-void opts::ensure_thread()
+static void ensure_thread()
 {
     // only as a bug check
 
+    if (qApp == nullptr)
+        abort();
+
     const QThread* ui_thread = qApp->thread();
     const QThread* curthread = QThread::currentThread();
 
@@ -33,6 +40,11 @@ void opts::ensure_thread()
         abort();
 }
 
+static bool is_tracker_teardown()
+{
+    return teardown_flag;
+}
+
 opts::~opts()
 {
     if (!is_tracker_teardown())
@@ -43,13 +55,18 @@ opts::~opts()
 #endif
 }
 
-bool opts::is_tracker_teardown()
+opts::opts(const QString &name) : b(make_bundle(name))
 {
-    return teardown_flag;
 }
 
-opts::opts(const QString &name) : b(make_bundle(name))
+with_tracker_teardown::with_tracker_teardown() : old_value(teardown_flag)
+{
+    set_teardown_flag(true);
+}
+
+with_tracker_teardown::~with_tracker_teardown()
 {
+    set_teardown_flag(old_value);
 }
 
 } // ns options
diff --git a/options/scoped.hpp b/options/scoped.hpp
index f43e9712..117bbf56 100644
--- a/options/scoped.hpp
+++ b/options/scoped.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 
 namespace options {
 
+struct OTR_OPTIONS_EXPORT with_tracker_teardown final
+{
+    with_tracker_teardown();
+    ~with_tracker_teardown();
+
+private:
+    bool old_value;
+};
+
 struct OTR_OPTIONS_EXPORT opts
 {
     bundle b;
@@ -16,13 +25,6 @@ struct OTR_OPTIONS_EXPORT opts
     opts& operator=(const opts&) = delete;
     opts(const opts&) = delete;
     virtual ~opts();
-
-    // XXX hack: the flag shouldn't be here as action at distance -sh 20160926
-    static void set_teardown_flag(bool value);
-    static bool is_tracker_teardown();
-private:
-    static std::atomic_bool teardown_flag;
-    static void ensure_thread();
 };
 
 }