What happens if a C/C++ API returns a raw pointer from an internally used shared_ptr, then the shared_ptr gets "deleted"? Is the raw pointer still valid? How can the API developer clean up the raw pointer when it's not in their control anymore?
As an example:
MyClass* thisReturnsAPtr()
{
std::shared_ptr<MyClass> aSharedPtr = std::make_shared<MyClass>(MyClass);
return aSharedPtr.get();
}