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+
+/* -------------------------------------------
+
+  Copyright (C) 2024-2025, Amlal El Mahrouss, all rights reserved.
+
+------------------------------------------- */
+
+#ifndef _NEWKIT_REF_H_
+#define _NEWKIT_REF_H_
+
+#include <KernelKit/MemoryMgr.h>
+#include <NeKit/Defines.h>
+#include <NeKit/KernelPanic.h>
+
+namespace Kernel {
+template <typename T>
+class Ref final {
+ public:
+  Ref() = default;
+
+  ~Ref() {
+    if (mm_is_valid_ptr(fClass)) delete fClass;
+  }
+
+ public:
+  Ref(T* cls) : fClass(cls) {}
+
+  Ref(T cls) : fClass(nullptr) { fClass = new T(cls); }
+
+  Ref& operator=(T ref) {
+    if (!fClass) return *this;
+
+    fClass = &ref;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+ public:
+  T operator->() const {
+    MUST_PASS(*fClass);
+    return *fClass;
+  }
+
+  T& Leak() noexcept { return *fClass; }
+
+  T& TryLeak() const noexcept {
+    MUST_PASS(*fClass);
+    return *fClass;
+  }
+
+  T operator*() { return *fClass; }
+
+  operator bool() noexcept { return fClass; }
+
+ private:
+  T* fClass{nullptr};
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+class NonNullRef final {
+ public:
+  NonNullRef()        = delete;
+  NonNullRef(nullPtr) = delete;
+
+  NonNullRef(T* ref) : fRef(ref) { MUST_PASS(ref); }
+
+  Ref<T>& operator->() {
+    MUST_PASS(fRef);
+    return fRef;
+  }
+
+  NonNullRef& operator=(const NonNullRef<T>& ref) = delete;
+  NonNullRef(const NonNullRef<T>& ref)            = default;
+
+ private:
+  Ref<T> fRef{nullptr};
+};
+}  // namespace Kernel
+
+#endif  // ifndef _NEWKIT_REF_H_