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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef MULTI_TYPE_CONTAINER_H_
+#define MULTI_TYPE_CONTAINER_H_
+
+#include <boost/mpl/inherit_linearly.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/inherit.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/at.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnSIM
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+
+template <class T>
+struct wrap
+{
+  T value_;
+};
+
+template< class Vector >
+struct multi_type_container
+  : public boost::mpl::inherit_linearly< Vector, boost::mpl::inherit<wrap<boost::mpl::_2>, boost::mpl::_1 >
+  >::type
+{
+  template<int N>
+  struct index
+  {
+    typedef typename boost::mpl::at_c<Vector, N>::type type;
+  };
+  
+  template<class T>
+  T &
+  get ()
+  {
+    return static_cast< wrap<T> &> (*this).value_;
+  }
+
+  template<class T>
+  const T &
+  get () const
+  {
+    return static_cast< const wrap<T> &> (*this).value_;
+  }
+  
+  template<int N>
+  typename boost::mpl::at_c<Vector, N>::type &
+  get ()
+  {
+    typedef typename boost::mpl::at_c<Vector, N>::type T;
+    return static_cast< wrap<T> &> (*this).value_;
+  }
+
+  template<int N>
+  const typename boost::mpl::at_c<Vector, N>::type &
+  get () const
+  {
+    typedef typename boost::mpl::at_c<Vector, N>::type T;
+    return static_cast< const wrap<T> &> (*this).value_;
+  }
+};
+  
+} // detail
+} // ndnSIM
+
+#endif // MULTI_TYPE_CONTAINER_H_