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// <any> -*- C++ -*-
 
// Copyright (C) 2014-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
//
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// any later version.
 
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// see the files COPYING3 and COPYING.RUNTIME respectively.  If not, see
// <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
/** @file include/any
 *  This is a Standard C++ Library header.
 */
 
#ifndef _GLIBCXX_ANY
#define _GLIBCXX_ANY 1
 
#ifdef _GLIBCXX_SYSHDR
#pragma GCC system_header
#endif
 
#define __glibcxx_want_any
#include <bits/version.h>
 
#ifdef __cpp_lib_any // C++ >= 17
 
#include <initializer_list>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <new>
#include <type_traits>
#include <bits/utility.h> // in_place_type_t
 
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations" // aligned_storage
 
namespace std _GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY(default)
{
_GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
 
  /**
   *  @addtogroup utilities
   *  @{
   */
 
  /**
   *  @brief Exception class thrown by a failed @c any_cast
   *  @ingroup exceptions
   */
  class bad_any_cast : public bad_cast
  {
  public:
    virtual const char* what() const noexcept { return "bad any_cast"; }
  };
 
  [[gnu::noreturn]] inline void __throw_bad_any_cast()
  {
#if __cpp_exceptions
    throw bad_any_cast{};
#else
    __builtin_abort();
#endif
  }
 
  /**
   *  @brief A type-safe container of any type.
   *
   *  An `any` object's state is either empty or it stores a contained object
   *  of CopyConstructible type.
   *
   *  @since C++17
   */
  class any
  {
    // Holds either pointer to a heap object or the contained object itself.
    union _Storage
    {
      constexpr _Storage() : _M_ptr{nullptr} {}
 
      // Prevent trivial copies of this type, buffer might hold a non-POD.
      _Storage(const _Storage&) = delete;
      _Storage& operator=(const _Storage&) = delete;
 
      void* _M_ptr;
      unsigned char _M_buffer[sizeof(_M_ptr)];
    };
 
    template<typename _Tp, typename _Safe = is_nothrow_move_constructible<_Tp>,
             bool _Fits = (sizeof(_Tp) <= sizeof(_Storage))
                          && (alignof(_Tp) <= alignof(_Storage))>
      using _Internal = std::integral_constant<bool, _Safe::value && _Fits>;
 
    template<typename _Tp>
      struct _Manager_internal; // uses small-object optimization
 
    template<typename _Tp>
      struct _Manager_external; // creates contained object on the heap
 
    template<typename _Tp>
      using _Manager = __conditional_t<_Internal<_Tp>::value,
                                       _Manager_internal<_Tp>,
                                       _Manager_external<_Tp>>;
 
    template<typename _Tp, typename _VTp = decay_t<_Tp>>
      using _Decay_if_not_any = enable_if_t<!is_same_v<_VTp, any>, _VTp>;
 
    /// Emplace with an object created from @p __args as the contained object.
    template <typename _Tp, typename... _Args,
              typename _Mgr = _Manager<_Tp>>
      void __do_emplace(_Args&&... __args)
      {
        reset();
        _Mgr::_S_create(_M_storage, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
        _M_manager = &_Mgr::_S_manage;
      }
 
    /// Emplace with an object created from @p __il and @p __args as
    /// the contained object.
    template <typename _Tp, typename _Up, typename... _Args,
              typename _Mgr = _Manager<_Tp>>
      void __do_emplace(initializer_list<_Up> __il, _Args&&... __args)
      {
        reset();
        _Mgr::_S_create(_M_storage, __il, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
        _M_manager = &_Mgr::_S_manage;
      }
 
    template <typename _Res, typename _Tp, typename... _Args>
      using __any_constructible
        = enable_if<__and_<is_copy_constructible<_Tp>,
                           is_constructible<_Tp, _Args...>>::value,
                    _Res>;
 
    template <typename _Tp, typename... _Args>
      using __any_constructible_t
        = typename __any_constructible<bool, _Tp, _Args...>::type;
 
    template<typename _VTp, typename... _Args>
      using __emplace_t
        = typename __any_constructible<_VTp&, _VTp, _Args...>::type;
 
  public:
    // construct/destruct
 
    /// Default constructor, creates an empty object.
    constexpr any() noexcept : _M_manager(nullptr) { }
 
    /// Copy constructor, copies the state of @p __other
    any(const any& __other)
    {
      if (!__other.has_value())
        _M_manager = nullptr;
      else
        {
          _Arg __arg;
          __arg._M_any = this;
          __other._M_manager(_Op_clone, &__other, &__arg);
        }
    }
 
    /**
     * @brief Move constructor, transfer the state from @p __other
     *
     * @post @c !__other.has_value() (this postcondition is a GNU extension)
     */
    any(any&& __other) noexcept
    {
      if (!__other.has_value())
        _M_manager = nullptr;
      else
        {
          _Arg __arg;
          __arg._M_any = this;
          __other._M_manager(_Op_xfer, &__other, &__arg);
        }
    }
 
    /// Construct with a copy of @p __value as the contained object.
    template <typename _Tp, typename _VTp = _Decay_if_not_any<_Tp>,
              typename _Mgr = _Manager<_VTp>,
              enable_if_t<is_copy_constructible_v<_VTp>
                          && !__is_in_place_type_v<_VTp>, bool> = true>
      any(_Tp&& __value)
      : _M_manager(&_Mgr::_S_manage)
      {
        _Mgr::_S_create(_M_storage, std::forward<_Tp>(__value));
      }
 
    /// Construct with an object created from @p __args as the contained object.
    template <typename _Tp, typename... _Args, typename _VTp = decay_t<_Tp>,
              typename _Mgr = _Manager<_VTp>,
              __any_constructible_t<_VTp, _Args&&...> = false>
      explicit
      any(in_place_type_t<_Tp>, _Args&&... __args)
      : _M_manager(&_Mgr::_S_manage)
      {
        _Mgr::_S_create(_M_storage, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
      }
 
    /// Construct with an object created from @p __il and @p __args as
    /// the contained object.
    template <typename _Tp, typename _Up, typename... _Args,
              typename _VTp = decay_t<_Tp>, typename _Mgr = _Manager<_VTp>,
              __any_constructible_t<_VTp, initializer_list<_Up>&,
                                    _Args&&...> = false>
      explicit
      any(in_place_type_t<_Tp>, initializer_list<_Up> __il, _Args&&... __args)
      : _M_manager(&_Mgr::_S_manage)
      {
        _Mgr::_S_create(_M_storage, __il, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
      }
 
    /// Destructor, calls @c reset()
    ~any() { reset(); }
 
    // assignments
 
    /// Copy the state of another object.
    any&
    operator=(const any& __rhs)
    {
      *this = any(__rhs);
      return *this;
    }
 
    /**
     * @brief Move assignment operator
     *
     * @post @c !__rhs.has_value() (not guaranteed for other implementations)
     */
    any&
    operator=(any&& __rhs) noexcept
    {
      if (!__rhs.has_value())
        reset();
      else if (this != &__rhs)
        {
          reset();
          _Arg __arg;
          __arg._M_any = this;
          __rhs._M_manager(_Op_xfer, &__rhs, &__arg);
        }
      return *this;
    }
 
    /// Store a copy of @p __rhs as the contained object.
    template<typename _Tp>
      enable_if_t<is_copy_constructible<_Decay_if_not_any<_Tp>>::value, any&>
      operator=(_Tp&& __rhs)
      {
        *this = any(std::forward<_Tp>(__rhs));
        return *this;
      }
 
    /// Emplace with an object created from @p __args as the contained object.
    template <typename _Tp, typename... _Args>
      __emplace_t<decay_t<_Tp>, _Args...>
      emplace(_Args&&... __args)
      {
        using _VTp = decay_t<_Tp>;
        __do_emplace<_VTp>(std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
        return *any::_Manager<_VTp>::_S_access(_M_storage);
      }
 
    /// Emplace with an object created from @p __il and @p __args as
    /// the contained object.
    template <typename _Tp, typename _Up, typename... _Args>
      __emplace_t<decay_t<_Tp>, initializer_list<_Up>&, _Args&&...>
      emplace(initializer_list<_Up> __il, _Args&&... __args)
      {
        using _VTp = decay_t<_Tp>;
        __do_emplace<_VTp, _Up>(__il, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
        return *any::_Manager<_VTp>::_S_access(_M_storage);
      }
 
    // modifiers
 
    /// If not empty, destroy the contained object.
    void reset() noexcept
    {
      if (has_value())
      {
        _M_manager(_Op_destroy, this, nullptr);
        _M_manager = nullptr;
      }
    }
 
    /// Exchange state with another object.
    void swap(any& __rhs) noexcept
    {
      if (!has_value() && !__rhs.has_value())
        return;
 
      if (has_value() && __rhs.has_value())
        {
          if (this == &__rhs)
            return;
 
          any __tmp;
          _Arg __arg;
          __arg._M_any = &__tmp;
          __rhs._M_manager(_Op_xfer, &__rhs, &__arg);
          __arg._M_any = &__rhs;
          _M_manager(_Op_xfer, this, &__arg);
          __arg._M_any = this;
          __tmp._M_manager(_Op_xfer, &__tmp, &__arg);
        }
      else
        {
          any* __empty = !has_value() ? this : &__rhs;
          any* __full = !has_value() ? &__rhs : this;
          _Arg __arg;
          __arg._M_any = __empty;
          __full->_M_manager(_Op_xfer, __full, &__arg);
        }
    }
 
    // observers
 
    /// Reports whether there is a contained object or not.
    bool has_value() const noexcept { return _M_manager != nullptr; }
 
#if __cpp_rtti
    /// The @c typeid of the contained object, or @c typeid(void) if empty.
    const type_info& type() const noexcept
    {
      if (!has_value())
        return typeid(void);
      _Arg __arg;
      _M_manager(_Op_get_type_info, this, &__arg);
      return *__arg._M_typeinfo;
    }
#endif
 
    /// @cond undocumented
    template<typename _Tp>
      static constexpr bool __is_valid_cast()
      { return __or_<is_reference<_Tp>, is_copy_constructible<_Tp>>::value; }
    /// @endcond
 
  private:
    enum _Op {
        _Op_access, _Op_get_type_info, _Op_clone, _Op_destroy, _Op_xfer
    };
 
    union _Arg
    {
        void* _M_obj;
        const std::type_info* _M_typeinfo;
        any* _M_any;
    };
 
    void (*_M_manager)(_Op, const any*, _Arg*);
    _Storage _M_storage;
 
    /// @cond undocumented
    template<typename _Tp>
      friend void* __any_caster(const any* __any);
    /// @endcond
 
    // Manage in-place contained object.
    template<typename _Tp>
      struct _Manager_internal
      {
        static void
        _S_manage(_Op __which, const any* __anyp, _Arg* __arg);
 
        template<typename _Up>
          static void
          _S_create(_Storage& __storage, _Up&& __value)
          {
            void* __addr = &__storage._M_buffer;
            ::new (__addr) _Tp(std::forward<_Up>(__value));
          }
 
        template<typename... _Args>
          static void
          _S_create(_Storage& __storage, _Args&&... __args)
          {
            void* __addr = &__storage._M_buffer;
            ::new (__addr) _Tp(std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
          }
 
        static _Tp*
        _S_access(const _Storage& __storage)
        {
          // The contained object is in __storage._M_buffer
          const void* __addr = &__storage._M_buffer;
          return static_cast<_Tp*>(const_cast<void*>(__addr));
        }
      };
 
    // Manage external contained object.
    template<typename _Tp>
      struct _Manager_external
      {
        static void
        _S_manage(_Op __which, const any* __anyp, _Arg* __arg);
 
        template<typename _Up>
          static void
          _S_create(_Storage& __storage, _Up&& __value)
          {
            __storage._M_ptr = new _Tp(std::forward<_Up>(__value));
          }
        template<typename... _Args>
          static void
          _S_create(_Storage& __storage, _Args&&... __args)
          {
            __storage._M_ptr = new _Tp(std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
          }
        static _Tp*
        _S_access(const _Storage& __storage)
        {
          // The contained object is in *__storage._M_ptr
          return static_cast<_Tp*>(__storage._M_ptr);
        }
      };
  };
 
  /// Exchange the states of two @c any objects.
  inline void swap(any& __x, any& __y) noexcept { __x.swap(__y); }
 
  /// Create an `any` holding a `_Tp` constructed from `__args...`.
  template <typename _Tp, typename... _Args>
    inline
    enable_if_t<is_constructible_v<any, in_place_type_t<_Tp>, _Args...>, any>
    make_any(_Args&&... __args)
    {
      return any(in_place_type<_Tp>, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
    }
 
  /// Create an `any` holding a `_Tp` constructed from `__il` and `__args...`.
  template <typename _Tp, typename _Up, typename... _Args>
    inline
    enable_if_t<is_constructible_v<any, in_place_type_t<_Tp>,
                                   initializer_list<_Up>&, _Args...>, any>
    make_any(initializer_list<_Up> __il, _Args&&... __args)
    {
      return any(in_place_type<_Tp>, __il, std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
    }
 
  /**
   * @brief Access the contained object.
   *
   * @tparam  _ValueType  A const-reference or CopyConstructible type.
   * @param   __any       The object to access.
   * @return  The contained object.
   * @throw   bad_any_cast If <code>
   *          __any.type() != typeid(remove_reference_t<_ValueType>)
   *          </code>
   */
  template<typename _ValueType>
    inline _ValueType any_cast(const any& __any)
    {
      using _Up = __remove_cvref_t<_ValueType>;
      static_assert(any::__is_valid_cast<_ValueType>(),
          "Template argument must be a reference or CopyConstructible type");
      static_assert(is_constructible_v<_ValueType, const _Up&>,
          "Template argument must be constructible from a const value.");
      auto __p = any_cast<_Up>(&__any);
      if (__p)
        return static_cast<_ValueType>(*__p);
      __throw_bad_any_cast();
    }
 
  /**
   * @brief Access the contained object.
   *
   * @tparam  _ValueType  A reference or CopyConstructible type.
   * @param   __any       The object to access.
   * @return  The contained object.
   * @throw   bad_any_cast If <code>
   *          __any.type() != typeid(remove_reference_t<_ValueType>)
   *          </code>
   *
   * @{
   */
  template<typename _ValueType>
    inline _ValueType any_cast(any& __any)
    {
      using _Up = __remove_cvref_t<_ValueType>;
      static_assert(any::__is_valid_cast<_ValueType>(),
          "Template argument must be a reference or CopyConstructible type");
      static_assert(is_constructible_v<_ValueType, _Up&>,
          "Template argument must be constructible from an lvalue.");
      auto __p = any_cast<_Up>(&__any);
      if (__p)
        return static_cast<_ValueType>(*__p);
      __throw_bad_any_cast();
    }
 
  template<typename _ValueType>
    inline _ValueType any_cast(any&& __any)
    {
      using _Up = __remove_cvref_t<_ValueType>;
      static_assert(any::__is_valid_cast<_ValueType>(),
          "Template argument must be a reference or CopyConstructible type");
      static_assert(is_constructible_v<_ValueType, _Up>,
          "Template argument must be constructible from an rvalue.");
      auto __p = any_cast<_Up>(&__any);
      if (__p)
        return static_cast<_ValueType>(std::move(*__p));
      __throw_bad_any_cast();
    }
  /// @}
 
  /// @cond undocumented
  template<typename _Tp>
    void* __any_caster(const any* __any)
    {
      // any_cast<T> returns non-null if __any->type() == typeid(T) and
      // typeid(T) ignores cv-qualifiers so remove them:
      using _Up = remove_cv_t<_Tp>;
      // The contained value has a decayed type, so if decay_t<U> is not U,
      // then it's not possible to have a contained value of type U:
      if constexpr (!is_same_v<decay_t<_Up>, _Up>)
        return nullptr;
      // Only copy constructible types can be used for contained values:
      else if constexpr (!is_copy_constructible_v<_Up>)
        return nullptr;
      // First try comparing function addresses, which works without RTTI
      else if (__any->_M_manager == &any::_Manager<_Up>::_S_manage
#if __cpp_rtti
          || __any->type() == typeid(_Tp)
#endif
          )
        {
          return any::_Manager<_Up>::_S_access(__any->_M_storage);
        }
      return nullptr;
    }
  /// @endcond
 
  /**
   * @brief Access the contained object.
   *
   * @tparam  _ValueType  The type of the contained object.
   * @param   __any       A pointer to the object to access.
   * @return  The address of the contained object if <code>
   *          __any != nullptr && __any.type() == typeid(_ValueType)
   *          </code>, otherwise a null pointer.
   *
   * @{
   */
  template<typename _ValueType>
    inline const _ValueType* any_cast(const any* __any) noexcept
    {
      // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
      // 3305. any_cast<void>
      static_assert(!is_void_v<_ValueType>);
 
      // As an optimization, don't bother instantiating __any_caster for
      // function types, since std::any can only hold objects.
      if constexpr (is_object_v<_ValueType>)
        if (__any)
          return static_cast<_ValueType*>(__any_caster<_ValueType>(__any));
      return nullptr;
    }
 
  template<typename _ValueType>
    inline _ValueType* any_cast(any* __any) noexcept
    {
      static_assert(!is_void_v<_ValueType>);
 
      if constexpr (is_object_v<_ValueType>)
        if (__any)
          return static_cast<_ValueType*>(__any_caster<_ValueType>(__any));
      return nullptr;
    }
  /// @}
 
  template<typename _Tp>
    void
    any::_Manager_internal<_Tp>::
    _S_manage(_Op __which, const any* __any, _Arg* __arg)
    {
      // The contained object is in _M_storage._M_buffer
      auto __ptr = reinterpret_cast<const _Tp*>(&__any->_M_storage._M_buffer);
      switch (__which)
      {
      case _Op_access:
        __arg->_M_obj = const_cast<_Tp*>(__ptr);
        break;
      case _Op_get_type_info:
#if __cpp_rtti
        __arg->_M_typeinfo = &typeid(_Tp);
#endif
        break;
      case _Op_clone:
        ::new(&__arg->_M_any->_M_storage._M_buffer) _Tp(*__ptr);
        __arg->_M_any->_M_manager = __any->_M_manager;
        break;
      case _Op_destroy:
        __ptr->~_Tp();
        break;
      case _Op_xfer:
        ::new(&__arg->_M_any->_M_storage._M_buffer) _Tp
          (std::move(*const_cast<_Tp*>(__ptr)));
        __ptr->~_Tp();
        __arg->_M_any->_M_manager = __any->_M_manager;
        const_cast<any*>(__any)->_M_manager = nullptr;
        break;
      }
    }
 
  template<typename _Tp>
    void
    any::_Manager_external<_Tp>::
    _S_manage(_Op __which, const any* __any, _Arg* __arg)
    {
      // The contained object is *_M_storage._M_ptr
      auto __ptr = static_cast<const _Tp*>(__any->_M_storage._M_ptr);
      switch (__which)
      {
      case _Op_access:
        __arg->_M_obj = const_cast<_Tp*>(__ptr);
        break;
      case _Op_get_type_info:
#if __cpp_rtti
        __arg->_M_typeinfo = &typeid(_Tp);
#endif
        break;
      case _Op_clone:
        __arg->_M_any->_M_storage._M_ptr = new _Tp(*__ptr);
        __arg->_M_any->_M_manager = __any->_M_manager;
        break;
      case _Op_destroy:
        delete __ptr;
        break;
      case _Op_xfer:
        __arg->_M_any->_M_storage._M_ptr = __any->_M_storage._M_ptr;
        __arg->_M_any->_M_manager = __any->_M_manager;
        const_cast<any*>(__any)->_M_manager = nullptr;
        break;
      }
    }
 
  /// @}
 
  namespace __detail::__variant
  {
    template<typename> struct _Never_valueless_alt; // see <variant>
 
    // Provide the strong exception-safety guarantee when emplacing an
    // any into a variant.
    template<>
      struct _Never_valueless_alt<std::any>
      : std::true_type
      { };
  }  // namespace __detail::__variant
 
_GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE_VERSION
} // namespace std
 
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
#endif // __cpp_lib_any
#endif // _GLIBCXX_ANY