compose.h

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#ifndef GAUDIKERNEL_COMPOSE_H
#define GAUDIKERNEL_COMPOSE_H
 
#include <utility> // std::forward, std::move (objects)
 
namespace Gaudi {
 
  namespace details {
 
    // C++17 version: https://godbolt.org/g/YdcvGg
    template <typename... lambda_ts>
    struct overloaded_t : lambda_ts... {
      using lambda_ts::operator()...;
    };
    template <typename... lambda_ts>
    overloaded_t( lambda_ts... ) -> overloaded_t<lambda_ts...>;
 
  } // namespace details
 
  //
  // Create an object with an overloaded call operator by 'composing'/'joining'
  // a set of callables (such as lambdas)
  //
  // see eg. the example at http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/variant/visit
  // for an example of why this is usefull
  //
  template <typename... lambda_ts>
  auto overload( lambda_ts&&... lambdas ) {
    return details::overloaded_t{ std::forward<lambda_ts>( lambdas )... };
  }
} // namespace Gaudi
 
// for backwards compatibility
// [[deprecated("please use Gaudi::overload instead of compose")]]
template <typename... lambda_ts>
auto compose( lambda_ts&&... lambdas ) {
  return Gaudi::overload( std::forward<lambda_ts>( lambdas )... );
}
 
#endif