//defines that give qdel hints. these can be given as a return in destory() or by calling


#define QDEL_HINT_QUEUE 		0 //qdel should queue the object for deletion.
#define QDEL_HINT_LETMELIVE		1 //qdel should let the object live after calling destory.
#define QDEL_HINT_IWILLGC		2 //functionally the same as the above. qdel should assume the object will gc on its own, and not check it.
#define QDEL_HINT_HARDDEL		3 //qdel should assume this object won't gc, and queue a hard delete using a hard reference.
#define QDEL_HINT_HARDDEL_NOW	4 //qdel should assume this object won't gc, and hard del it post haste.
#define QDEL_HINT_FINDREFERENCE	5 //functionally identical to QDEL_HINT_QUEUE if TESTING is not enabled in _compiler_options.dm.
								  //if TESTING is enabled, qdel will call this object's find_references() verb.
//defines for the gcDestroyed var

#define GC_QUEUED_FOR_QUEUING -1
#define GC_QUEUED_FOR_HARD_DEL -2
#define GC_CURRENTLY_BEING_QDELETED -3

#define QDELING(X) (X.gcDestroyed)
#define QDELETED(X) (!X || X.gcDestroyed)
#define QDESTROYING(X) (!X || X.gcDestroyed == GC_CURRENTLY_BEING_QDELETED)

#define QDEL_IN(item, time) addtimer(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, .proc/qdel, item), time, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
#define QDEL_NULL(item) qdel(item); item = null
#define QDEL_NULL_LIST(x) if(x) { for(var/y in x) { qdel(y) }}; if(x) {x.Cut(); x = null } // Second x check to handle items that LAZYREMOVE on qdel.