let handle = CompHandle{

            target: public,

            id,

            #[cfg(debug_assertions)] decremented: false,

        };

        handle.increment_users();

        return handle;

    }

    pub(crate) fn send_message(&self, sched_ctx: &SchedulerCtx, message: Message, try_wake_up: bool) {

        sched_ctx.log(&format!("Sending message to [c:{:03}, wakeup:{}]: {:?}", self.id.0, try_wake_up, message));

        self.inbox.push(message);

        if try_wake_up {

            wake_up_if_sleeping(sched_ctx, self.id, self);

        }

    }

    fn increment_users(&self) {

        let old_count = self.num_handles.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel);

        debug_assert!(old_count > 0); // because we should never be able to retrieve a handle when the component is (being) destroyed

    }

    /// Returns the `CompKey` to the component if it should be destroyed

    pub(crate) fn decrement_users(&mut self) -> Option<CompKey> {

        let old_count = self.num_handles.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::AcqRel);

        let new_count = old_count - 1;

        dbg_code!(self.decremented = true);

        if new_count == 0 {

            return Some(unsafe{ self.id.upgrade() });

        }

        return None;

    }

}

impl Clone for CompHandle {

    fn clone(&self) -> Self {

        dbg_code!(assert!(!self.decremented, "illegal to clone after 'decrement_users'"));

        self.increment_users();

        return CompHandle{

            target: self.target,

            id: self.id,

            #[cfg(debug_assertions)] decremented: false,

        };

    }

}

impl std::ops::Deref for CompHandle {