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+//  (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2005-2008.
+//  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/test for the library home page.
+//
+//  File        : $RCSfile$
+//
+//  Version     : $Revision: 49312 $
+//
+//  Description : defines exceptions and validation tools
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BOOST_RT_VALIDATION_HPP_062604GER
+#define BOOST_RT_VALIDATION_HPP_062604GER
+
+// Boost.Runtime.Parameter
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/config.hpp>
+
+// Boost.Test
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/class_properties.hpp>
+
+// Boost
+#include <ndnboost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+// STL
+#ifdef BOOST_RT_PARAM_EXCEPTION_INHERIT_STD
+#include <stdexcept>
+#endif
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+
+namespace BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE {
+
+// ************************************************************************** //
+// **************             runtime::logic_error             ************** //
+// ************************************************************************** //
+
+class logic_error 
+#ifdef BOOST_RT_PARAM_EXCEPTION_INHERIT_STD
+: public std::exception
+#endif
+{
+    typedef shared_ptr<dstring> dstring_ptr;
+public:
+    // Constructor // !! could we eliminate shared_ptr
+    explicit    logic_error( cstring msg ) : m_msg( new dstring( msg.begin(), msg.size() ) ) {}
+    ~logic_error() throw()                          {}
+
+    dstring const&   msg() const                    { return *m_msg; }
+    virtual char_type const* what() const throw()   { return m_msg->c_str(); }
+
+private:
+    dstring_ptr m_msg;
+};
+
+// ************************************************************************** //
+// **************          runtime::report_logic_error         ************** //
+// ************************************************************************** //
+
+inline void
+report_logic_error( format_stream& msg )
+{
+    throw BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE::logic_error( msg.str() );
+}
+
+//____________________________________________________________________________//
+
+#define BOOST_RT_PARAM_REPORT_LOGIC_ERROR( msg ) \
+    ndnboost::BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE::report_logic_error( format_stream().ref() << msg )
+
+#define BOOST_RT_PARAM_VALIDATE_LOGIC( b, msg ) \
+    if( b ) {} else BOOST_RT_PARAM_REPORT_LOGIC_ERROR( msg )
+
+//____________________________________________________________________________//
+
+} // namespace BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE
+
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+#endif // BOOST_RT_VALIDATION_HPP_062604GER