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+// Boost.Range library
+//
+//  Copyright Thorsten Ottosen 2003-2004. 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/libs/range/
+//
+
+#ifndef BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_COMMON_HPP
+#define BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_COMMON_HPP
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1200)
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include <ndnboost/range/config.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/range/detail/sfinae.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/type_traits/is_void.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/type_traits/detail/ice_or.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/mpl/if.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/mpl/int.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// missing partial specialization  workaround.
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+namespace ndnboost 
+{
+    namespace range_detail 
+    {        
+        // 1 = std containers
+        // 2 = std::pair
+        // 3 = const std::pair
+        // 4 = array
+        // 5 = const array
+        // 6 = char array
+        // 7 = wchar_t array
+        // 8 = char*
+        // 9 = const char*
+        // 10 = whar_t*
+        // 11 = const wchar_t*
+        // 12 = string
+        
+        typedef mpl::int_<1>::type    std_container_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<2>::type    std_pair_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<3>::type    const_std_pair_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<4>::type    array_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<5>::type    const_array_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<6>::type    char_array_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<7>::type    wchar_t_array_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<8>::type    char_ptr_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<9>::type    const_char_ptr_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<10>::type   wchar_t_ptr_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<11>::type   const_wchar_t_ptr_;
+        typedef mpl::int_<12>::type   string_;
+        
+        template< typename C >
+        struct range_helper
+        {
+            static C* c;
+            static C  ptr;
+
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_pair_                = sizeof( ndnboost::range_detail::is_pair_impl( c ) ) == sizeof( yes_type ) );
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_char_ptr_            = sizeof( ndnboost::range_detail::is_char_ptr_impl( ptr ) ) == sizeof( yes_type ) );
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_const_char_ptr_      = sizeof( ndnboost::range_detail::is_const_char_ptr_impl( ptr ) ) == sizeof( yes_type ) );
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_wchar_t_ptr_         = sizeof( ndnboost::range_detail::is_wchar_t_ptr_impl( ptr ) ) == sizeof( yes_type ) );
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_const_wchar_t_ptr_   = sizeof( ndnboost::range_detail::is_const_wchar_t_ptr_impl( ptr ) ) == sizeof( yes_type ) );
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_char_array_          = sizeof( ndnboost::range_detail::is_char_array_impl( ptr ) ) == sizeof( yes_type ) );
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_wchar_t_array_       = sizeof( ndnboost::range_detail::is_wchar_t_array_impl( ptr ) ) == sizeof( yes_type ) );
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_string_              = (ndnboost::type_traits::ice_or<is_const_char_ptr_, is_const_wchar_t_ptr_>::value ));
+            BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT( bool, is_array_               = ndnboost::is_array<C>::value );
+            
+        };
+        
+        template< typename C >
+        class range
+        {
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_pair_,
+                                                                  ndnboost::range_detail::std_pair_,
+                                                                  void >::type pair_t;
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_array_,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::array_,
+                                                                    pair_t >::type array_t;
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_string_,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::string_,
+                                                                    array_t >::type string_t;
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_const_char_ptr_,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::const_char_ptr_,
+                                                                    string_t >::type const_char_ptr_t;
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_char_ptr_,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::char_ptr_,
+                                                                    const_char_ptr_t >::type char_ptr_t;
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_const_wchar_t_ptr_,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::const_wchar_t_ptr_,
+                                                                    char_ptr_t >::type const_wchar_ptr_t;
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_wchar_t_ptr_,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::wchar_t_ptr_,
+                                                                    const_wchar_ptr_t >::type wchar_ptr_t;
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_wchar_t_array_,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::wchar_t_array_,
+                                                                    wchar_ptr_t >::type wchar_array_t;
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::range_detail::range_helper<C>::is_char_array_,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::char_array_,
+                                                                    wchar_array_t >::type char_array_t;
+        public:
+            typedef BOOST_RANGE_DEDUCED_TYPENAME   ndnboost::mpl::if_c< ::ndnboost::is_void<char_array_t>::value,
+                                                                    ndnboost::range_detail::std_container_,
+                                                                    char_array_t >::type type;  
+        }; // class 'range' 
+    }
+}
+        
+#endif
+