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+/*=============================================================================
+    Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Tobias Schwinger
+  
+    Use modification and distribution are subject to the Boost Software 
+    License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+    http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).  
+==============================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_HPP_INCLUDED
+#   ifndef BOOST_PP_IS_ITERATING
+
+#   include <ndnboost/config.hpp>
+#   include <ndnboost/detail/workaround.hpp>
+
+#   include <ndnboost/preprocessor/iteration/iterate.hpp>
+#   include <ndnboost/preprocessor/repetition/enum_params.hpp>
+#   include <ndnboost/preprocessor/repetition/enum_binary_params.hpp>
+#   include <ndnboost/preprocessor/facilities/intercept.hpp>
+#   include <ndnboost/preprocessor/arithmetic/dec.hpp>
+
+#   include <ndnboost/utility/result_of.hpp>
+
+#   ifndef BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY
+#     define BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY 6
+#   elif BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY < 3
+#     undef  BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY
+#     define BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY 3
+#   endif
+
+
+namespace ndnboost 
+{
+    template< typename Function, int Arity_Or_MinArity = -1, int MaxArity = -1 >
+    class forward_adapter;
+
+    //----- ---- --- -- - -  -   -
+
+    namespace detail
+    {
+        template< class MostDerived, typename Function, typename FunctionConst, 
+            int Arity, int MinArity >
+        struct forward_adapter_impl;
+
+        struct forward_adapter_result
+        {
+            template< typename Sig > struct apply;
+
+            // Utility metafunction for qualification adjustment on arguments
+            template< typename T > struct q          { typedef T const t; };
+            template< typename T > struct q<T const> { typedef T const t; };
+            template< typename T > struct q<T &>     { typedef T       t; };
+
+            // Utility metafunction to choose target function qualification
+            template< typename T > struct c
+            { typedef typename T::target_function_t t; };
+            template< typename T > struct c<T&      >
+            { typedef typename T::target_function_t t; };
+            template< typename T > struct c<T const >
+            { typedef typename T::target_function_const_t t; };
+            template< typename T > struct c<T const&>
+            { typedef typename T::target_function_const_t t; };
+        };
+    }
+
+#   define BOOST_TMP_MACRO(f,fn,fc) \
+        ndnboost::detail::forward_adapter_impl< \
+            forward_adapter<f,Arity_Or_MinArity,MaxArity>, fn, fc, \
+            (MaxArity!=-1? MaxArity :Arity_Or_MinArity!=-1? Arity_Or_MinArity \
+                :BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY), \
+            (Arity_Or_MinArity!=-1? Arity_Or_MinArity : 0) >
+
+    template< typename Function, int Arity_Or_MinArity, int MaxArity >
+    class forward_adapter
+        : public BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function,Function,Function const)
+        , private Function
+    {
+      public:
+        forward_adapter(Function const& f = Function()) 
+          : Function(f) 
+        { }
+
+        typedef Function        target_function_t;
+        typedef Function const  target_function_const_t;
+
+        Function       & target_function()       { return *this; }
+        Function const & target_function() const { return *this; }
+
+        template< typename Sig > struct result
+            : detail::forward_adapter_result::template apply<Sig>
+        { };
+
+        using BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function,Function, Function const)::operator();
+    };
+    template< typename Function, int Arity_Or_MinArity, int MaxArity >
+    class forward_adapter< Function const, Arity_Or_MinArity, MaxArity >
+        : public BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function const, Function const, Function const)
+        , private Function
+    {
+      public:
+        forward_adapter(Function const& f = Function())
+          : Function(f) 
+        { }
+
+        typedef Function const target_function_t;
+        typedef Function const target_function_const_t;
+
+        Function const & target_function() const { return *this; }
+
+        template< typename Sig > struct result
+            : detail::forward_adapter_result::template apply<Sig>
+        { };
+
+        using BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function const,Function const, Function const)
+            ::operator();
+    };
+    template< typename Function, int Arity_Or_MinArity, int MaxArity >
+    class forward_adapter< Function &, Arity_Or_MinArity, MaxArity >
+        : public BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function&, Function, Function)
+    {
+        Function& ref_function;
+      public:
+        forward_adapter(Function& f)
+          : ref_function(f) 
+        { }
+
+        typedef Function target_function_t;
+        typedef Function target_function_const_t;
+
+        Function & target_function() const { return this->ref_function; }
+
+        template< typename Sig > struct result
+            : detail::forward_adapter_result::template apply<Sig>
+        { };
+
+        using BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function&, Function, Function)::operator();
+    }; 
+
+    #undef BOOST_TMP_MACRO
+
+    namespace detail
+    {
+        template< class Self >
+        struct forward_adapter_result::apply< Self() >
+            : ndnboost::result_of< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME c<Self>::t() >
+        { };
+
+        template< class MD, class F, class FC >
+        struct forward_adapter_impl<MD,F,FC,0,0>
+        {
+            inline typename ndnboost::result_of< FC() >::type
+            operator()() const
+            {
+                return static_cast<MD const*>(this)->target_function()();
+            }
+
+            inline typename ndnboost::result_of< F() >::type
+            operator()()
+            {
+                return static_cast<MD*>(this)->target_function()();
+            }
+
+        // closing brace gets generated by preprocessing code, below
+
+#       define BOOST_TMP_MACRO(tpl_params,arg_types,params,args)              \
+            template< tpl_params >                                             \
+            inline typename ndnboost::result_of< FC(arg_types) >::type            \
+            operator()(params) const                                           \
+            {                                                                  \
+                return static_cast<MD const*>(this)->target_function()(args);  \
+            }                                                                  \
+            template< tpl_params >                                             \
+            inline typename ndnboost::result_of< F(arg_types)>::type              \
+            operator()(params)                                                 \
+            {                                                                  \
+                return static_cast<MD*>(this)->target_function()(args);        \
+            }
+
+#       // This is the total number of iterations we need
+#       define count ((1 << BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY+1)-2)
+
+#       // Chain file iteration to virtually one loop
+#       if BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY <= 7
+#         define limit1 count
+#         define limit2 0
+#         define limit3 0
+#       else
+#         if BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_MAX_ARITY <= 15
+#           define limit1 (count >> 8)
+#           define limit2 255
+#           define limit3 0
+#         else
+#           define limit1 (count >> 16)
+#           define limit2 255
+#           define limit3 255
+#         endif
+#       endif
+
+#       define N 0
+
+#       define  BOOST_PP_FILENAME_1 <ndnboost/functional/forward_adapter.hpp>
+#       define  BOOST_PP_ITERATION_LIMITS (0,limit1)
+#       include BOOST_PP_ITERATE()
+
+#       undef N
+#       undef limit3
+#       undef limit2
+#       undef limit1
+#       undef count
+#       undef BOOST_TMP_MACRO
+
+        };
+
+    } // namespace detail
+
+    template<class F, int A0, int A1>
+    struct result_of<ndnboost::forward_adapter<F,A0,A1> const ()>
+        : ndnboost::detail::forward_adapter_result::template apply<
+            ndnboost::forward_adapter<F,A0,A1> const () >
+    { };
+    template<class F, int A0, int A1>
+    struct result_of<ndnboost::forward_adapter<F,A0,A1>()>
+        : ndnboost::detail::forward_adapter_result::template apply<
+            ndnboost::forward_adapter<F,A0,A1>() >
+    { };
+    template<class F, int A0, int A1>
+    struct result_of<ndnboost::forward_adapter<F,A0,A1> const& ()>
+        : ndnboost::detail::forward_adapter_result::template apply<
+            ndnboost::forward_adapter<F,A0,A1> const () >
+    { };
+    template<class F, int A0, int A1>
+    struct result_of<ndnboost::forward_adapter<F,A0,A1>& ()>
+        : ndnboost::detail::forward_adapter_result::template apply<
+            ndnboost::forward_adapter<F,A0,A1>() >
+    { };
+}
+
+#       define BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_FORWARD_ADAPTER_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#   elif BOOST_PP_ITERATION_DEPTH() == 1 && limit2
+#     define  BOOST_PP_FILENAME_2 <ndnboost/functional/forward_adapter.hpp>
+#     define  BOOST_PP_ITERATION_LIMITS (0,limit2)
+#     include BOOST_PP_ITERATE()
+#   elif BOOST_PP_ITERATION_DEPTH() == 2 && limit3
+#     define  BOOST_PP_FILENAME_3 <ndnboost/functional/forward_adapter.hpp>
+#     define  BOOST_PP_ITERATION_LIMITS (0,limit3)
+#     include BOOST_PP_ITERATE()
+
+#   else
+
+#     // I is the loop counter
+#     if limit2 && limit3
+#       define I (BOOST_PP_ITERATION_1 << 16 | BOOST_PP_ITERATION_2 << 8 | \
+            BOOST_PP_ITERATION_3)
+#     elif limit2
+#       define I (BOOST_PP_ITERATION_1 << 8 | BOOST_PP_ITERATION_2)
+#     else
+#       define I BOOST_PP_ITERATION_1
+#     endif
+
+#     if I < count
+
+#       // Done for this arity? Increment N
+#       if (I+2 >> N+1) 
+#         if N == 0
+#           undef N
+#           define N 1
+#         elif N == 1
+#           undef N
+#           define N 2
+#         elif N == 2
+#           undef N
+#           define N 3
+#         elif N == 3
+#           undef N
+#           define N 4
+#         elif N == 4
+#           undef N
+#           define N 5
+#         elif N == 5
+#           undef N
+#           define N 6
+#         elif N == 6
+#           undef N
+#           define N 7
+#         elif N == 7
+#           undef N
+#           define N 8
+#         elif N == 8
+#           undef N
+#           define N 9
+#         elif N == 9
+#           undef N
+#           define N 10
+#         elif N == 10
+#           undef N
+#           define N 11
+#         elif N == 11
+#           undef N
+#           define N 12
+#         elif N == 12
+#           undef N
+#           define N 13
+#         elif N == 13
+#           undef N
+#           define N 14
+#         elif N == 14
+#           undef N
+#           define N 15
+#         elif N == 15
+#           undef N
+#           define N 16
+#         endif
+
+        };
+
+        template< class Self, BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,typename T) >
+        struct forward_adapter_result::apply< Self(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,T)) >
+            : ndnboost::result_of< 
+                BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME c<Self>::t(BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(N, 
+                      typename q<T,>::t& BOOST_PP_INTERCEPT)) >
+        { };
+
+        template< class MD, class F, class FC >
+        struct forward_adapter_impl<MD,F,FC,BOOST_PP_DEC(N),N>
+        {
+            template< BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,typename T) >
+            inline typename ndnboost::result_of< F(
+                BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(N,T,& BOOST_PP_INTERCEPT)) >::type
+            operator()(BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(N,T,& BOOST_PP_INTERCEPT));
+        };
+
+        template< class MD, class F, class FC, int MinArity >
+        struct forward_adapter_impl<MD,F,FC,N,MinArity>
+            : forward_adapter_impl<MD,F,FC,BOOST_PP_DEC(N),MinArity>
+        {
+            using forward_adapter_impl<MD,F,FC,BOOST_PP_DEC(N),MinArity>::operator();
+
+#       endif
+
+#       // Zero based count for each arity would be I-(1<<N)+2, but we don't
+#       // need it, unless we need a nicer order.
+
+#       // Macros for the parameter's type modifiers.
+#       if I & 0x000001
+#         define PT0 T0 &
+#       else
+#         define PT0 T0 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000002
+#         define PT1 T1 &
+#       else
+#         define PT1 T1 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000004
+#         define PT2 T2 &
+#       else
+#         define PT2 T2 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000008
+#         define PT3 T3 &
+#       else
+#         define PT3 T3 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000010
+#         define PT4 T4 &
+#       else
+#         define PT4 T4 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000020
+#         define PT5 T5 &
+#       else
+#         define PT5 T5 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000040
+#         define PT6 T6 &
+#       else
+#         define PT6 T6 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000080
+#         define PT7 T7 &
+#       else
+#         define PT7 T7 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000100
+#         define PT8 T8 &
+#       else
+#         define PT8 T8 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000200
+#         define PT9 T9 &
+#       else
+#         define PT9 T9 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000400
+#         define PT10 T10 &
+#       else
+#         define PT10 T10 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x000800
+#         define PT11 T11 &
+#       else
+#         define PT11 T11 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x001000
+#         define PT12 T12 &
+#       else
+#         define PT12 T12 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x002000
+#         define PT13 T13 &
+#       else
+#         define PT13 T13 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x004000
+#         define PT14 T14 &
+#       else
+#         define PT14 T14 const &
+#       endif
+#       if I & 0x008000
+#         define PT15 T15 &
+#       else
+#         define PT15 T15 const &
+#       endif
+
+#       if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC,BOOST_TESTED_AT(1400)) 
+            template< BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,typename T) >
+            inline typename ndnboost::result_of<  FC(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,PT)) 
+                >::type
+            operator()(BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(N,PT,a)) const
+            {
+                return static_cast<MD const* const>(this)
+                    ->target_function()(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,a));
+            }
+            template< BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,typename T) >
+            inline typename ndnboost::result_of<  F(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,PT))
+                >::type
+            operator()(BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(N,PT,a))
+            {
+                return static_cast<MD* const>(this)
+                    ->target_function()(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,a));
+            }
+#       else
+        BOOST_TMP_MACRO(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,typename T),
+            BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,PT), BOOST_PP_ENUM_BINARY_PARAMS(N,PT,a),
+            BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(N,a) )
+        // ...generates uglier code but is faster - it caches ENUM_*
+#       endif
+
+#       undef PT0
+#       undef PT1
+#       undef PT2
+#       undef PT3
+#       undef PT4
+#       undef PT5
+#       undef PT6
+#       undef PT7
+#       undef PT8
+#       undef PT9
+#       undef PT10
+#       undef PT11
+#       undef PT12
+#       undef PT13
+#       undef PT14
+#       undef PT15
+
+#     endif // I < count
+
+#     undef I
+#   endif // defined(BOOST_PP_IS_ITERATING)
+
+#endif // include guard
+