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// <utility> -*- C++ -*-

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/** @file include/utility
 *  This is a Standard C++ Library header.
 */

#ifndef _GLIBCXX_UTILITY
#define _GLIBCXX_UTILITY 1

#ifdef _GLIBCXX_SYSHDR
#pragma GCC system_header
#endif

/**
 * @defgroup utilities Utilities
 *
 * Basic function and class templates used with the rest of the library.
 * Includes pair, swap, forward/move helpers, declval, integer_sequence.
 */

#include <bits/c++config.h>
#include <bits/stl_relops.h>
#include <bits/stl_pair.h>

#if __cplusplus >= 201103L

#include <initializer_list>
#include <type_traits>
#include <bits/move.h>
#include <bits/utility.h>

#if __cplusplus >= 202002L
#include <bits/intcmp.h>
#endif

#if __cplusplus > 202302L
# include <bits/monostate.h>
#endif

#define __glibcxx_want_addressof_constexpr
#define __glibcxx_want_as_const
#define __glibcxx_want_constexpr_algorithms
#define __glibcxx_want_constexpr_utility
#define __glibcxx_want_exchange_function
#define __glibcxx_want_forward_like
#define __glibcxx_want_integer_comparison_functions
#define __glibcxx_want_integer_sequence
#define __glibcxx_want_ranges_zip
#define __glibcxx_want_to_underlying
#define __glibcxx_want_tuple_element_t
#define __glibcxx_want_tuples_by_type
#define __glibcxx_want_unreachable
#define __glibcxx_want_observable_checkpoint
#define __glibcxx_want_tuple_like
#define __glibcxx_want_constrained_equality
#include <bits/version.h>

namespace std _GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY(default)
{
_GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION

#ifdef __cpp_lib_exchange_function // C++ >= 14
  /// Assign @p __new_val to @p __obj and return its previous value.
  template <typename _Tp, typename _Up = _Tp>
    _GLIBCXX20_CONSTEXPR
    inline _Tp
    exchange(_Tp& __obj, _Up&& __new_val)
    noexcept(__and_<is_nothrow_move_constructible<_Tp>,
                    is_nothrow_assignable<_Tp&, _Up>>::value)
    { return std::__exchange(__obj, std::forward<_Up>(__new_val)); }
#endif

#ifdef  __cpp_lib_as_const // C++ >= 17
  template<typename _Tp>
    [[nodiscard]]
    constexpr add_const_t<_Tp>&
    as_const(_Tp& __t) noexcept
    { return __t; }

  template<typename _Tp>
    void as_const(const _Tp&&) = delete;
#endif

#ifdef __cpp_lib_to_underlying // C++ >= 23
  /// Convert an object of enumeration type to its underlying type.
  template<typename _Tp>
    [[nodiscard, __gnu__::__always_inline__]]
    constexpr underlying_type_t<_Tp>
    to_underlying(_Tp __value) noexcept
    { return static_cast<underlying_type_t<_Tp>>(__value); }
#endif

#ifdef __cpp_lib_unreachable // C++ >= 23
  /// Informs the compiler that program control flow never reaches this point.
  /**
   * Evaluating a call to this function results in undefined behaviour.
   * This can be used as an assertion informing the compiler that certain
   * conditions are impossible, for when the compiler is unable to determine
   * that by itself.
   *
   * For example, it can be used to prevent warnings about reaching the
   * end of a non-void function without returning.
   *
   * @since C++23
   */
  [[noreturn,__gnu__::__always_inline__]]
  inline void
  unreachable()
  {
#ifdef _GLIBCXX_DEBUG
    std::__glibcxx_assert_fail(nullptr, 0, "std::unreachable()", nullptr);
#elif defined _GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS
    __builtin_trap();
#else
    __builtin_unreachable();
#endif
  }
#endif


#ifdef __cpp_lib_observable_checkpoint // C++ >= 26
  /// Informs the compiler that prior actions are considered observable.
  /**
   * This may be used to limit the extent to which optimisations based on the
   * assumed unreachability of undefined behaviour can propagate to earlier
   * code.
   *
   * @since C++26
   */
  [[__gnu__::__always_inline__]]
  inline void
  observable_checkpoint() noexcept
  {
    return __builtin_observable_checkpoint();
  }
#endif

_GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE_VERSION
} // namespace

#endif

#endif /* _GLIBCXX_UTILITY */