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+
+#ifndef BOOST_MPL_IDENTITY_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_MPL_IDENTITY_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+// Copyright Aleksey Gurtovoy 2000-2004
+//
+// Distributed under 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)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl for documentation.
+
+// $Id: identity.hpp 49267 2008-10-11 06:19:02Z agurtovoy $
+// $Date: 2008-10-10 23:19:02 -0700 (Fri, 10 Oct 2008) $
+// $Revision: 49267 $
+
+#include <ndnboost/mpl/aux_/na_spec.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/mpl/aux_/lambda_support.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost { namespace mpl {
+
+template<
+      typename BOOST_MPL_AUX_NA_PARAM(T)
+    >
+struct identity
+{
+    typedef T type;
+    BOOST_MPL_AUX_LAMBDA_SUPPORT(1, identity, (T))
+};
+
+template<
+      typename BOOST_MPL_AUX_NA_PARAM(T)
+    >
+struct make_identity
+{
+    typedef identity<T> type;
+    BOOST_MPL_AUX_LAMBDA_SUPPORT(1, make_identity, (T))
+};
+
+BOOST_MPL_AUX_NA_SPEC_NO_ETI(1, identity)
+BOOST_MPL_AUX_NA_SPEC_NO_ETI(1, make_identity)
+
+}}
+
+#endif // BOOST_MPL_IDENTITY_HPP_INCLUDED