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+//  Boost string_algo library formatter.hpp header file  ---------------------------//
+
+//  Copyright Pavol Droba 2002-2003.
+//
+// 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/ for updates, documentation, and revision history.
+
+#ifndef BOOST_STRING_FORMATTER_HPP
+#define BOOST_STRING_FORMATTER_HPP
+
+#include <ndnboost/detail/iterator.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/value_type.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/iterator_range.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/as_literal.hpp>
+
+#include <ndnboost/algorithm/string/detail/formatter.hpp>
+
+/*! \file
+    Defines Formatter generators. Formatter is a functor which formats
+    a string according to given parameters. A Formatter works
+    in conjunction with a Finder. A Finder can provide additional information
+    for a specific Formatter. An example of such a cooperation is regex_finder
+    and regex_formatter.
+
+    Formatters are used as pluggable components for replace facilities. 
+    This header contains generator functions for the Formatters provided in this library.
+*/
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+    namespace algorithm {
+
+// generic formatters  ---------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+        //! Constant formatter
+        /*!
+            Constructs a \c const_formatter. Const formatter always returns
+            the same value, regardless of the parameter.
+
+            \param Format A predefined value used as a result for formatting
+            \return An instance of the \c const_formatter object.
+        */
+        template<typename RangeT>
+        inline detail::const_formatF<
+            iterator_range<
+                BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<RangeT>::type> >
+        const_formatter(const RangeT& Format)
+        {
+            return detail::const_formatF<
+                iterator_range<
+                    BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<RangeT>::type> >(::ndnboost::as_literal(Format));
+        }
+
+        //! Identity formatter
+        /*!
+            Constructs an \c identity_formatter. Identity formatter always returns
+            the parameter.
+
+            \return An instance of the \c identity_formatter object.
+        */
+        template<typename RangeT>
+        inline detail::identity_formatF<
+            iterator_range<
+                BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<RangeT>::type> >
+        identity_formatter()
+        {
+            return detail::identity_formatF<
+                iterator_range<
+                    BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_const_iterator<RangeT>::type> >();
+        }
+
+        //! Empty formatter
+        /*!
+            Constructs an \c empty_formatter. Empty formatter always returns an empty
+            sequence. 
+
+            \param Input container used to select a correct value_type for the
+                         resulting empty_container<>.
+            \return An instance of the \c empty_formatter object.
+        */
+        template<typename RangeT>
+        inline detail::empty_formatF< 
+            BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_value<RangeT>::type>
+        empty_formatter(const RangeT&)
+        {
+            return detail::empty_formatF<
+                BOOST_STRING_TYPENAME range_value<RangeT>::type>();
+        }
+
+        //! Empty formatter
+        /*!
+            Constructs a \c dissect_formatter. Dissect formatter uses a specified finder
+            to extract a portion of the formatted sequence. The first finder's match is returned 
+            as a result
+
+            \param Finder a finder used to select a portion of the formatted sequence
+            \return An instance of the \c dissect_formatter object.
+        */
+        template<typename FinderT>
+        inline detail::dissect_formatF< FinderT >
+        dissect_formatter(const FinderT& Finder)
+        {
+            return detail::dissect_formatF<FinderT>(Finder);
+        }
+
+
+    } // namespace algorithm
+
+    // pull the names to the boost namespace
+    using algorithm::const_formatter;
+    using algorithm::identity_formatter;
+    using algorithm::empty_formatter;
+    using algorithm::dissect_formatter;
+
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+
+#endif  // BOOST_FORMATTER_HPP