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#pragma once

#include <ICLUtils/StringUtils.h>
#include <cstring>

namespace icl{
  namespace utils{
    

    struct Any : public std::string{
      inline Any(){}
      

      template<class T>
      inline Any(const T &t):std::string(str(t)){}
      

      template<class T>
      inline operator T() const{ 
        return as<T>();
      }
      

      template<class T>
      inline T as() const{
        return parse<T>(*this);
      }
      
      friend inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &s, const Any &any){
        return s << (const std::string&)any;
      }
  
      friend inline std::istream& operator>>(std::istream &s, Any &any){
        return s >> (std::string&)any;
      }
  
      private:
      Any(size_t n, char c):std::string(n,c){}
  
      public:
  

      template<class T>
      static T* ptr(const Any &any){
        return *(T**)(&any[0]);
      }
  

      template<class T>
      static Any ptr(const T *p){
        Any any(std::string(sizeof(void*),'\0'));
        *((const void**)&any[0]) = p;
        return any;
      }
      
    };
    
    template<> 
    inline std::vector<float> Any::as<std::vector<float> >() const{
      const size_t l = std::string::length();
      if(l < sizeof(int)) throw ICLException("cannot convert Any to std::vector<float> size must be at least sizeof(int)");
      const icl8u *p = (const icl8u*)&std::string::operator[](0);
      int size = *((const int*)p);
      p += sizeof(int);
      if(l != sizeof(int) + sizeof(float) * size){
        throw ICLException("error converting Any to std::vector<float> unexpected size");
      }
      return std::vector<float>((const float*)p, ((const float*)p) + size);
    }

    template<>
    inline Any::Any(const std::vector<float> &v){
      std::string::resize(sizeof(int) + v.size() * sizeof(float));
      icl8u *p = (icl8u*)&std::string::operator[](0);
      *((int*)p) = v.size();
      memcpy(p+sizeof(int),v.data(), v.size()*sizeof(float));
    }

    template<> 
    inline std::vector<int> Any::as<std::vector<int> >() const{
      const size_t l = std::string::length();
      if(l < sizeof(int)) throw ICLException("cannot convert Any to std::vector<int> size must be at least sizeof(int)");
      const icl8u *p = (const icl8u*)&std::string::operator[](0);
      int size = *((const int*)p);
      p += sizeof(int);
      if(l != sizeof(int) + sizeof(int) * size){
        throw ICLException("error converting Any to std::vector<int> unexpected size");
      }
      return std::vector<int>((const int*)p, ((const int*)p) + size);
    }

    template<>
    inline Any::Any(const std::vector<int> &v){
      std::string::resize(sizeof(int) + v.size() * sizeof(int));
      icl8u *p = (icl8u*)&std::string::operator[](0);
      *((int*)p) = v.size();
      memcpy(p+sizeof(int),v.data(), v.size()*sizeof(int));
    }

  } // namespace utils
}