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+// Boost.Function library
+
+//  Copyright Douglas Gregor 2001-2006
+//  Copyright Emil Dotchevski 2007
+//  Use, modification and distribution is 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)
+
+// For more information, see http://www.boost.org
+
+// Note: this header is a header template and must NOT have multiple-inclusion
+// protection.
+#include <ndnboost/function/detail/prologue.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/detail/no_exceptions_support.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_MSVC)
+#   pragma warning( push )
+#   pragma warning( disable : 4127 ) // "conditional expression is constant"
+#endif       
+
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS, typename T)
+
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS, T)
+
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_PARM(J,I,D) BOOST_PP_CAT(T,I) BOOST_PP_CAT(a,I)
+
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS BOOST_PP_ENUM(BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS,BOOST_FUNCTION_PARM,BOOST_PP_EMPTY)
+
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS, a)
+
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_ARG_TYPE(J,I,D) \
+  typedef BOOST_PP_CAT(T,I) BOOST_PP_CAT(BOOST_PP_CAT(arg, BOOST_PP_INC(I)),_type);
+
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_ARG_TYPES BOOST_PP_REPEAT(BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS,BOOST_FUNCTION_ARG_TYPE,BOOST_PP_EMPTY)
+
+// Comma if nonzero number of arguments
+#if BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS == 0
+#  define BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+#else
+#  define BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA ,
+#endif // BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS > 0
+
+// Class names used in this version of the code
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION BOOST_JOIN(function,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(function_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(void_function_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(function_obj_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(void_function_obj_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(function_ref_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(void_function_ref_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_MEMBER_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(function_mem_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_MEMBER_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(function_void_mem_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(get_function_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(get_function_obj_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(get_function_ref_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_MEMBER_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(get_member_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER \
+  BOOST_JOIN(get_invoker,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_VTABLE BOOST_JOIN(basic_vtable,BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_VOID_RETURNS
+#  define BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_RETURN_TYPE void
+#  define BOOST_FUNCTION_RETURN(X) X
+#else
+#  define BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_RETURN_TYPE ndnboost::detail::function::unusable
+#  define BOOST_FUNCTION_RETURN(X) X; return BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_RETURN_TYPE ()
+#endif
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+  namespace detail {
+    namespace function {
+      template<
+        typename FunctionPtr,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+        >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_INVOKER
+      {
+        static R invoke(function_buffer& function_ptr BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                        BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
+        {
+          FunctionPtr f = reinterpret_cast<FunctionPtr>(function_ptr.func_ptr);
+          return f(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+        }
+      };
+
+      template<
+        typename FunctionPtr,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+        >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_INVOKER
+      {
+        static BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_RETURN_TYPE
+        invoke(function_buffer& function_ptr BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+               BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
+
+        {
+          FunctionPtr f = reinterpret_cast<FunctionPtr>(function_ptr.func_ptr);
+          BOOST_FUNCTION_RETURN(f(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS));
+        }
+      };
+
+      template<
+        typename FunctionObj,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+      >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER
+      {
+        static R invoke(function_buffer& function_obj_ptr BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                        BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
+
+        {
+          FunctionObj* f;
+          if (function_allows_small_object_optimization<FunctionObj>::value)
+            f = reinterpret_cast<FunctionObj*>(&function_obj_ptr.data);
+          else
+            f = reinterpret_cast<FunctionObj*>(function_obj_ptr.obj_ptr);
+          return (*f)(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+        }
+      };
+
+      template<
+        typename FunctionObj,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+      >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER
+      {
+        static BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_RETURN_TYPE
+        invoke(function_buffer& function_obj_ptr BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+               BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
+
+        {
+          FunctionObj* f;
+          if (function_allows_small_object_optimization<FunctionObj>::value)
+            f = reinterpret_cast<FunctionObj*>(&function_obj_ptr.data);
+          else
+            f = reinterpret_cast<FunctionObj*>(function_obj_ptr.obj_ptr);
+          BOOST_FUNCTION_RETURN((*f)(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS));
+        }
+      };
+
+      template<
+        typename FunctionObj,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+      >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER
+      {
+        static R invoke(function_buffer& function_obj_ptr BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                        BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
+
+        {
+          FunctionObj* f = 
+            reinterpret_cast<FunctionObj*>(function_obj_ptr.obj_ptr);
+          return (*f)(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+        }
+      };
+
+      template<
+        typename FunctionObj,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+      >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER
+      {
+        static BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_RETURN_TYPE
+        invoke(function_buffer& function_obj_ptr BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+               BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
+
+        {
+          FunctionObj* f = 
+            reinterpret_cast<FunctionObj*>(function_obj_ptr.obj_ptr);
+          BOOST_FUNCTION_RETURN((*f)(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS));
+        }
+      };
+
+#if BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS > 0
+      /* Handle invocation of member pointers. */
+      template<
+        typename MemberPtr,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+      >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_MEMBER_INVOKER
+      {
+        static R invoke(function_buffer& function_obj_ptr BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                        BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
+
+        {
+          MemberPtr* f = 
+            reinterpret_cast<MemberPtr*>(&function_obj_ptr.data);
+          return ndnboost::mem_fn(*f)(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+        }
+      };
+
+      template<
+        typename MemberPtr,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+      >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_MEMBER_INVOKER
+      {
+        static BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_RETURN_TYPE
+        invoke(function_buffer& function_obj_ptr BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+               BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS)
+
+        {
+          MemberPtr* f = 
+            reinterpret_cast<MemberPtr*>(&function_obj_ptr.data);
+          BOOST_FUNCTION_RETURN(ndnboost::mem_fn(*f)(BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS));
+        }
+      };
+#endif
+
+      template<
+        typename FunctionPtr,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+      >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_INVOKER
+      {
+        typedef typename mpl::if_c<(is_void<R>::value),
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_INVOKER<
+                            FunctionPtr,
+                            R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                          >,
+                          BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_INVOKER<
+                            FunctionPtr,
+                            R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                          >
+                       >::type type;
+      };
+
+      template<
+        typename FunctionObj,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+       >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER
+      {
+        typedef typename mpl::if_c<(is_void<R>::value),
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER<
+                            FunctionObj,
+                            R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                          >,
+                          BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER<
+                            FunctionObj,
+                            R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                          >
+                       >::type type;
+      };
+
+      template<
+        typename FunctionObj,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+       >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER
+      {
+        typedef typename mpl::if_c<(is_void<R>::value),
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER<
+                            FunctionObj,
+                            R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                          >,
+                          BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER<
+                            FunctionObj,
+                            R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                          >
+                       >::type type;
+      };
+
+#if BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS > 0
+      /* Retrieve the appropriate invoker for a member pointer.  */
+      template<
+        typename MemberPtr,
+        typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+       >
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_MEMBER_INVOKER
+      {
+        typedef typename mpl::if_c<(is_void<R>::value),
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_MEMBER_INVOKER<
+                            MemberPtr,
+                            R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                          >,
+                          BOOST_FUNCTION_MEMBER_INVOKER<
+                            MemberPtr,
+                            R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                          >
+                       >::type type;
+      };
+#endif
+
+      /* Given the tag returned by get_function_tag, retrieve the
+         actual invoker that will be used for the given function
+         object. 
+
+         Each specialization contains an "apply" nested class template
+         that accepts the function object, return type, function
+         argument types, and allocator. The resulting "apply" class
+         contains two typedefs, "invoker_type" and "manager_type",
+         which correspond to the invoker and manager types. */
+      template<typename Tag>
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER { };
+
+      /* Retrieve the invoker for a function pointer. */
+      template<>
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER<function_ptr_tag>
+      {
+        template<typename FunctionPtr,
+                 typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+        struct apply
+        {
+          typedef typename BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_INVOKER<
+                             FunctionPtr,
+                             R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                             BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                           >::type
+            invoker_type;
+
+          typedef functor_manager<FunctionPtr> manager_type;
+        };
+
+        template<typename FunctionPtr,
+                 typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS,
+                 typename Allocator>
+        struct apply_a
+        {
+          typedef typename BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_INVOKER<
+                             FunctionPtr,
+                             R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                             BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                           >::type
+            invoker_type;
+
+          typedef functor_manager<FunctionPtr> manager_type;
+        };
+      };
+
+#if BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS > 0
+      /* Retrieve the invoker for a member pointer. */
+      template<>
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER<member_ptr_tag>
+      {
+        template<typename MemberPtr,
+                 typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+        struct apply
+        {
+          typedef typename BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_MEMBER_INVOKER<
+                             MemberPtr,
+                             R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                             BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                           >::type
+            invoker_type;
+
+          typedef functor_manager<MemberPtr> manager_type;
+        };
+
+        template<typename MemberPtr,
+                 typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS,
+                 typename Allocator>
+        struct apply_a
+        {
+          typedef typename BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_MEMBER_INVOKER<
+                             MemberPtr,
+                             R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                             BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                           >::type
+            invoker_type;
+
+          typedef functor_manager<MemberPtr> manager_type;
+        };
+      };
+#endif
+
+      /* Retrieve the invoker for a function object. */
+      template<>
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER<function_obj_tag>
+      {
+        template<typename FunctionObj,
+                 typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+        struct apply
+        {
+          typedef typename BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER<
+                             FunctionObj,
+                             R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                             BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                           >::type
+            invoker_type;
+
+          typedef functor_manager<FunctionObj> manager_type;
+        };
+
+        template<typename FunctionObj,
+                 typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS,
+                 typename Allocator>
+        struct apply_a
+        {
+          typedef typename BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER<
+                             FunctionObj,
+                             R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                             BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                           >::type
+            invoker_type;
+
+          typedef functor_manager_a<FunctionObj, Allocator> manager_type;
+        };
+      };
+
+      /* Retrieve the invoker for a reference to a function object. */
+      template<>
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER<function_obj_ref_tag>
+      {
+        template<typename RefWrapper,
+                 typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+        struct apply
+        {
+          typedef typename BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER<
+                             typename RefWrapper::type,
+                             R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                             BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                           >::type
+            invoker_type;
+
+          typedef reference_manager<typename RefWrapper::type> manager_type;
+        };
+
+        template<typename RefWrapper,
+                 typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS,
+                 typename Allocator>
+        struct apply_a
+        {
+          typedef typename BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER<
+                             typename RefWrapper::type,
+                             R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                             BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                           >::type
+            invoker_type;
+
+          typedef reference_manager<typename RefWrapper::type> manager_type;
+        };
+      };
+
+
+      /**
+       * vtable for a specific ndnboost::function instance. This
+       * structure must be an aggregate so that we can use static
+       * initialization in ndnboost::function's assign_to and assign_to_a
+       * members. It therefore cannot have any constructors,
+       * destructors, base classes, etc.
+       */
+      template<typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+      struct BOOST_FUNCTION_VTABLE
+      {
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_VOID_RETURNS
+        typedef R         result_type;
+#else
+        typedef typename function_return_type<R>::type result_type;
+#endif // BOOST_NO_VOID_RETURNS
+
+        typedef result_type (*invoker_type)(function_buffer&
+                                            BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                                            BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS);
+
+        template<typename F>
+        bool assign_to(F f, function_buffer& functor) const
+        {
+          typedef typename get_function_tag<F>::type tag;
+          return assign_to(f, functor, tag());
+        }
+        template<typename F,typename Allocator>
+        bool assign_to_a(F f, function_buffer& functor, Allocator a) const
+        {
+          typedef typename get_function_tag<F>::type tag;
+          return assign_to_a(f, functor, a, tag());
+        }
+
+        void clear(function_buffer& functor) const
+        {
+          if (base.manager)
+            base.manager(functor, functor, destroy_functor_tag);
+        }
+
+      private:
+        // Function pointers
+        template<typename FunctionPtr>
+        bool 
+        assign_to(FunctionPtr f, function_buffer& functor, function_ptr_tag) const
+        {
+          this->clear(functor);
+          if (f) {
+            // should be a reinterpret cast, but some compilers insist
+            // on giving cv-qualifiers to free functions
+            functor.func_ptr = reinterpret_cast<void (*)()>(f);
+            return true;
+          } else {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+        template<typename FunctionPtr,typename Allocator>
+        bool 
+        assign_to_a(FunctionPtr f, function_buffer& functor, Allocator, function_ptr_tag) const
+        {
+          return assign_to(f,functor,function_ptr_tag());
+        }
+
+        // Member pointers
+#if BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS > 0
+        template<typename MemberPtr>
+        bool assign_to(MemberPtr f, function_buffer& functor, member_ptr_tag) const
+        {
+          // DPG TBD: Add explicit support for member function
+          // objects, so we invoke through mem_fn() but we retain the
+          // right target_type() values.
+          if (f) {
+            this->assign_to(ndnboost::mem_fn(f), functor);
+            return true;
+          } else {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+        template<typename MemberPtr,typename Allocator>
+        bool assign_to_a(MemberPtr f, function_buffer& functor, Allocator a, member_ptr_tag) const
+        {
+          // DPG TBD: Add explicit support for member function
+          // objects, so we invoke through mem_fn() but we retain the
+          // right target_type() values.
+          if (f) {
+            this->assign_to_a(ndnboost::mem_fn(f), functor, a);
+            return true;
+          } else {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+#endif // BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS > 0
+
+        // Function objects
+        // Assign to a function object using the small object optimization
+        template<typename FunctionObj>
+        void 
+        assign_functor(FunctionObj f, function_buffer& functor, mpl::true_) const
+        {
+          new (reinterpret_cast<void*>(&functor.data)) FunctionObj(f);
+        }
+        template<typename FunctionObj,typename Allocator>
+        void 
+        assign_functor_a(FunctionObj f, function_buffer& functor, Allocator, mpl::true_) const
+        {
+          assign_functor(f,functor,mpl::true_());
+        }
+
+        // Assign to a function object allocated on the heap.
+        template<typename FunctionObj>
+        void 
+        assign_functor(FunctionObj f, function_buffer& functor, mpl::false_) const
+        {
+          functor.obj_ptr = new FunctionObj(f);
+        }
+        template<typename FunctionObj,typename Allocator>
+        void 
+        assign_functor_a(FunctionObj f, function_buffer& functor, Allocator a, mpl::false_) const
+        {
+          typedef functor_wrapper<FunctionObj,Allocator> functor_wrapper_type;
+          typedef typename Allocator::template rebind<functor_wrapper_type>::other
+            wrapper_allocator_type;
+          typedef typename wrapper_allocator_type::pointer wrapper_allocator_pointer_type;
+          wrapper_allocator_type wrapper_allocator(a);
+          wrapper_allocator_pointer_type copy = wrapper_allocator.allocate(1);
+          wrapper_allocator.construct(copy, functor_wrapper_type(f,a));
+          functor_wrapper_type* new_f = static_cast<functor_wrapper_type*>(copy);
+          functor.obj_ptr = new_f;
+        }
+
+        template<typename FunctionObj>
+        bool 
+        assign_to(FunctionObj f, function_buffer& functor, function_obj_tag) const
+        {
+          if (!ndnboost::detail::function::has_empty_target(ndnboost::addressof(f))) {
+            assign_functor(f, functor, 
+                           mpl::bool_<(function_allows_small_object_optimization<FunctionObj>::value)>());
+            return true;
+          } else {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+        template<typename FunctionObj,typename Allocator>
+        bool 
+        assign_to_a(FunctionObj f, function_buffer& functor, Allocator a, function_obj_tag) const
+        {
+          if (!ndnboost::detail::function::has_empty_target(ndnboost::addressof(f))) {
+            assign_functor_a(f, functor, a,
+                           mpl::bool_<(function_allows_small_object_optimization<FunctionObj>::value)>());
+            return true;
+          } else {
+            return false;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Reference to a function object
+        template<typename FunctionObj>
+        bool 
+        assign_to(const reference_wrapper<FunctionObj>& f, 
+                  function_buffer& functor, function_obj_ref_tag) const
+        {
+          functor.obj_ref.obj_ptr = (void *)(f.get_pointer());
+          functor.obj_ref.is_const_qualified = is_const<FunctionObj>::value;
+          functor.obj_ref.is_volatile_qualified = is_volatile<FunctionObj>::value;
+          return true;
+        }
+        template<typename FunctionObj,typename Allocator>
+        bool 
+        assign_to_a(const reference_wrapper<FunctionObj>& f, 
+                  function_buffer& functor, Allocator, function_obj_ref_tag) const
+        {
+          return assign_to(f,functor,function_obj_ref_tag());
+        }
+
+      public:
+        vtable_base base;
+        invoker_type invoker;
+      };
+    } // end namespace function
+  } // end namespace detail
+
+  template<
+    typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+  >
+  class BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION : public function_base
+
+#if BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS == 1
+
+    , public std::unary_function<T0,R>
+
+#elif BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS == 2
+
+    , public std::binary_function<T0,T1,R>
+
+#endif
+
+  {
+  public:
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_VOID_RETURNS
+    typedef R         result_type;
+#else
+    typedef  typename ndnboost::detail::function::function_return_type<R>::type
+      result_type;
+#endif // BOOST_NO_VOID_RETURNS
+
+  private:
+    typedef ndnboost::detail::function::BOOST_FUNCTION_VTABLE<
+              R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS>
+      vtable_type;
+
+    vtable_type* get_vtable() const {
+      return reinterpret_cast<vtable_type*>(
+               reinterpret_cast<std::size_t>(vtable) & ~static_cast<std::size_t>(0x01));
+    }
+
+    struct clear_type {};
+
+  public:
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int, args = BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS);
+
+    // add signature for ndnboost::lambda
+    template<typename Args>
+    struct sig
+    {
+      typedef result_type type;
+    };
+
+#if BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS == 1
+    typedef T0 argument_type;
+#elif BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS == 2
+    typedef T0 first_argument_type;
+    typedef T1 second_argument_type;
+#endif
+
+    BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(int, arity = BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS);
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_ARG_TYPES
+
+    typedef BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION self_type;
+
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION() : function_base() { }
+
+    // MSVC chokes if the following two constructors are collapsed into
+    // one with a default parameter.
+    template<typename Functor>
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION(Functor BOOST_FUNCTION_TARGET_FIX(const &) f
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+                            ,typename enable_if_c<
+                            (ndnboost::type_traits::ice_not<
+                             (is_integral<Functor>::value)>::value),
+                                        int>::type = 0
+#endif // BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+                            ) :
+      function_base()
+    {
+      this->assign_to(f);
+    }
+    template<typename Functor,typename Allocator>
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION(Functor BOOST_FUNCTION_TARGET_FIX(const &) f, Allocator a
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+                            ,typename enable_if_c<
+                            (ndnboost::type_traits::ice_not<
+                             (is_integral<Functor>::value)>::value),
+                                        int>::type = 0
+#endif // BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+                            ) :
+      function_base()
+    {
+      this->assign_to_a(f,a);
+    }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION(clear_type*) : function_base() { }
+#else
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION(int zero) : function_base()
+    {
+      BOOST_ASSERT(zero == 0);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION(const BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& f) : function_base()
+    {
+      this->assign_to_own(f);
+    }
+    
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION(BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION&& f) : function_base()
+    {
+      this->move_assign(f);
+    }
+#endif
+    
+    ~BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION() { clear(); }
+
+    result_type operator()(BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS) const
+    {
+      if (this->empty())
+        ndnboost::throw_exception(bad_function_call());
+
+      return get_vtable()->invoker
+               (this->functor BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+    }
+
+    // The distinction between when to use BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION and
+    // when to use self_type is obnoxious. MSVC cannot handle self_type as
+    // the return type of these assignment operators, but Borland C++ cannot
+    // handle BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION as the type of the temporary to
+    // construct.
+    template<typename Functor>
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+    typename enable_if_c<
+               (ndnboost::type_traits::ice_not<
+                 (is_integral<Functor>::value)>::value),
+               BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION&>::type
+#else
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION&
+#endif
+    operator=(Functor BOOST_FUNCTION_TARGET_FIX(const &) f)
+    {
+      this->clear();
+      BOOST_TRY  {
+        this->assign_to(f);
+      } BOOST_CATCH (...) {
+        vtable = 0;
+        BOOST_RETHROW;
+      }
+      BOOST_CATCH_END
+      return *this;
+    }
+    template<typename Functor,typename Allocator>
+    void assign(Functor BOOST_FUNCTION_TARGET_FIX(const &) f, Allocator a)
+    {
+      this->clear();
+      BOOST_TRY{
+        this->assign_to_a(f,a);
+      } BOOST_CATCH (...) {
+        vtable = 0;
+        BOOST_RETHROW;
+      }
+      BOOST_CATCH_END
+    }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& operator=(clear_type*)
+    {
+      this->clear();
+      return *this;
+    }
+#else
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& operator=(int zero)
+    {
+      BOOST_ASSERT(zero == 0);
+      this->clear();
+      return *this;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    // Assignment from another BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& operator=(const BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& f)
+    {
+      if (&f == this)
+        return *this;
+
+      this->clear();
+      BOOST_TRY {
+        this->assign_to_own(f);
+      } BOOST_CATCH (...) {
+        vtable = 0;
+        BOOST_RETHROW;
+      }
+      BOOST_CATCH_END
+      return *this;
+    }
+    
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+    // Move assignment from another BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION
+    BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& operator=(BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION&& f)
+    {
+      
+      if (&f == this)
+        return *this;
+
+      this->clear();
+      BOOST_TRY {
+        this->move_assign(f);
+      } BOOST_CATCH (...) {
+        vtable = 0;
+        BOOST_RETHROW;
+      }
+      BOOST_CATCH_END
+      return *this;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    void swap(BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& other)
+    {
+      if (&other == this)
+        return;
+
+      BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION tmp;
+      tmp.move_assign(*this);
+      this->move_assign(other);
+      other.move_assign(tmp);
+    }
+
+    // Clear out a target, if there is one
+    void clear()
+    {
+      if (vtable) {
+        if (!this->has_trivial_copy_and_destroy())
+          get_vtable()->clear(this->functor);
+        vtable = 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+#if (defined __SUNPRO_CC) && (__SUNPRO_CC <= 0x530) && !(defined BOOST_NO_COMPILER_CONFIG)
+    // Sun C++ 5.3 can't handle the safe_bool idiom, so don't use it
+    operator bool () const { return !this->empty(); }
+#else
+  private:
+    struct dummy {
+      void nonnull() {}
+    };
+
+    typedef void (dummy::*safe_bool)();
+
+  public:
+    operator safe_bool () const
+      { return (this->empty())? 0 : &dummy::nonnull; }
+
+    bool operator!() const
+      { return this->empty(); }
+#endif
+
+  private:
+    void assign_to_own(const BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& f)
+    {
+      if (!f.empty()) {
+        this->vtable = f.vtable;
+        if (this->has_trivial_copy_and_destroy())
+          this->functor = f.functor;
+        else
+          get_vtable()->base.manager(f.functor, this->functor,
+                                     ndnboost::detail::function::clone_functor_tag);
+      }
+    }
+
+    template<typename Functor>
+    void assign_to(Functor f)
+    {
+      using detail::function::vtable_base;
+
+      typedef typename detail::function::get_function_tag<Functor>::type tag;
+      typedef detail::function::BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER<tag> get_invoker;
+      typedef typename get_invoker::
+                         template apply<Functor, R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA 
+                        BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS>
+        handler_type;
+      
+      typedef typename handler_type::invoker_type invoker_type;
+      typedef typename handler_type::manager_type manager_type;
+
+      // Note: it is extremely important that this initialization use
+      // static initialization. Otherwise, we will have a race
+      // condition here in multi-threaded code. See
+      // http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/164902/.
+      static const vtable_type stored_vtable = 
+        { { &manager_type::manage }, &invoker_type::invoke };
+
+      if (stored_vtable.assign_to(f, functor)) {
+        std::size_t value = reinterpret_cast<std::size_t>(&stored_vtable.base);
+        if (ndnboost::has_trivial_copy_constructor<Functor>::value &&
+            ndnboost::has_trivial_destructor<Functor>::value &&
+            detail::function::function_allows_small_object_optimization<Functor>::value)
+          value |= static_cast<size_t>(0x01);
+        vtable = reinterpret_cast<detail::function::vtable_base *>(value);
+      } else 
+        vtable = 0;
+    }
+
+    template<typename Functor,typename Allocator>
+    void assign_to_a(Functor f,Allocator a)
+    {
+      using detail::function::vtable_base;
+
+      typedef typename detail::function::get_function_tag<Functor>::type tag;
+      typedef detail::function::BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER<tag> get_invoker;
+      typedef typename get_invoker::
+                         template apply_a<Functor, R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA 
+                         BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS,
+                         Allocator>
+        handler_type;
+      
+      typedef typename handler_type::invoker_type invoker_type;
+      typedef typename handler_type::manager_type manager_type;
+
+      // Note: it is extremely important that this initialization use
+      // static initialization. Otherwise, we will have a race
+      // condition here in multi-threaded code. See
+      // http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/164902/.
+      static const vtable_type stored_vtable =
+        { { &manager_type::manage }, &invoker_type::invoke };
+
+      if (stored_vtable.assign_to_a(f, functor, a)) { 
+        std::size_t value = reinterpret_cast<std::size_t>(&stored_vtable.base);
+        if (ndnboost::has_trivial_copy_constructor<Functor>::value &&
+            ndnboost::has_trivial_destructor<Functor>::value &&
+            detail::function::function_allows_small_object_optimization<Functor>::value)
+          value |= static_cast<std::size_t>(0x01);
+        vtable = reinterpret_cast<detail::function::vtable_base *>(value);
+      } else 
+        vtable = 0;
+    }
+
+    // Moves the value from the specified argument to *this. If the argument 
+    // has its function object allocated on the heap, move_assign will pass 
+    // its buffer to *this, and set the argument's buffer pointer to NULL. 
+    void move_assign(BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION& f) 
+    { 
+      if (&f == this)
+        return;
+
+      BOOST_TRY {
+        if (!f.empty()) {
+          this->vtable = f.vtable;
+          if (this->has_trivial_copy_and_destroy())
+            this->functor = f.functor;
+          else
+            get_vtable()->base.manager(f.functor, this->functor,
+                                     ndnboost::detail::function::move_functor_tag);
+          f.vtable = 0;
+        } else {
+          clear();
+        }
+      } BOOST_CATCH (...) {
+        vtable = 0;
+        BOOST_RETHROW;
+      }
+      BOOST_CATCH_END
+    }
+  };
+
+  template<typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+  inline void swap(BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION<
+                     R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                     BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                   >& f1,
+                   BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION<
+                     R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                     BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+                   >& f2)
+  {
+    f1.swap(f2);
+  }
+
+// Poison comparisons between ndnboost::function objects of the same type.
+template<typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+  void operator==(const BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION<
+                          R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                          BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS>&,
+                  const BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION<
+                          R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                          BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS>&);
+template<typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+  void operator!=(const BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION<
+                          R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                          BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS>&,
+                  const BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION<
+                          R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+                          BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS>& );
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_FUNCTION_NO_FUNCTION_TYPE_SYNTAX)
+
+#if BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS == 0
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_PARTIAL_SPEC R (void)
+#else
+#define BOOST_FUNCTION_PARTIAL_SPEC R (BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(BOOST_FUNCTION_NUM_ARGS,T))
+#endif
+
+template<typename R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+         BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS>
+class function<BOOST_FUNCTION_PARTIAL_SPEC>
+  : public BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION<R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS>
+{
+  typedef BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION<R BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS> base_type;
+  typedef function self_type;
+
+  struct clear_type {};
+
+public:
+
+  function() : base_type() {}
+
+  template<typename Functor>
+  function(Functor f
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+           ,typename enable_if_c<
+                            (ndnboost::type_traits::ice_not<
+                          (is_integral<Functor>::value)>::value),
+                       int>::type = 0
+#endif
+           ) :
+    base_type(f)
+  {
+  }
+  template<typename Functor,typename Allocator>
+  function(Functor f, Allocator a
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+           ,typename enable_if_c<
+                            (ndnboost::type_traits::ice_not<
+                          (is_integral<Functor>::value)>::value),
+                       int>::type = 0
+#endif
+           ) :
+    base_type(f,a)
+  {
+  }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+  function(clear_type*) : base_type() {}
+#endif
+
+  function(const self_type& f) : base_type(static_cast<const base_type&>(f)){}
+
+  function(const base_type& f) : base_type(static_cast<const base_type&>(f)){}
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+  // Move constructors
+  function(self_type&& f): base_type(static_cast<base_type&&>(f)){}
+  function(base_type&& f): base_type(static_cast<base_type&&>(f)){}
+#endif
+  
+  self_type& operator=(const self_type& f)
+  {
+    self_type(f).swap(*this);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+  self_type& operator=(self_type&& f)
+  {
+    self_type(static_cast<self_type&&>(f)).swap(*this);
+    return *this;
+  }
+#endif  
+
+  template<typename Functor>
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+  typename enable_if_c<
+                            (ndnboost::type_traits::ice_not<
+                         (is_integral<Functor>::value)>::value),
+                      self_type&>::type
+#else
+  self_type&
+#endif
+  operator=(Functor f)
+  {
+    self_type(f).swap(*this);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_SFINAE
+  self_type& operator=(clear_type*)
+  {
+    this->clear();
+    return *this;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  self_type& operator=(const base_type& f)
+  {
+    self_type(f).swap(*this);
+    return *this;
+  }
+  
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+  self_type& operator=(base_type&& f)
+  {
+    self_type(static_cast<base_type&&>(f)).swap(*this);
+    return *this;
+  }
+#endif 
+};
+
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_PARTIAL_SPEC
+#endif // have partial specialization
+
+} // end namespace ndnboost
+
+// Cleanup after ourselves...
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_VTABLE
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_COMMA
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_MEMBER_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_MEMBER_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_OBJ_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_FUNCTION_REF_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_MEM_FUNCTION_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_GET_INVOKER
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_PARMS
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ARGS
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_PARMS
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_PARM
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_ARGS
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_ARG_TYPE
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_ARG_TYPES
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_VOID_RETURN_TYPE
+#undef BOOST_FUNCTION_RETURN
+
+#if defined(BOOST_MSVC)
+#   pragma warning( pop )
+#endif