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+/**
+ * @file lllazyvalue.h
+ * @brief generic functor/value abstraction for lazy evaluation of a value
+ * parsing construction parameters from xml and LLSD
+ *
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+ */
+
+#ifndef LL_LAZY_VALUE_H
+#define LL_LAZY_VALUE_H
+
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+
+// Holds on to a value of type T *or* calls a functor to generate a value of type T
+template<typename T>
+class LLLazyValue
+{
+public:
+ typedef typename boost::add_reference<typename boost::add_const<T>::type>::type T_const_ref;
+ typedef typename boost::function<T_const_ref (void)> function_type;
+
+public:
+ LLLazyValue(const function_type& value)
+ : mValueGetter(value)
+ {}
+ LLLazyValue(T_const_ref value)
+ : mValue(value)
+ {}
+ LLLazyValue()
+ : mValue()
+ {}
+
+ void set(const LLLazyValue& val)
+ {
+ mValueGetter = val.mValueGetter;
+ }
+
+ void set(T_const_ref val)
+ {
+ mValue = val;
+ mValueGetter = NULL;
+ }
+
+ T_const_ref get() const
+ {
+ if (!mValueGetter.empty())
+ {
+ return mValueGetter();
+ }
+ return mValue;
+ }
+
+ bool isUsingFunction() const
+ {
+ return mValueGetter != NULL;
+ }
+
+private:
+ function_type mValueGetter;
+ T mValue;
+};
+
+#endif // LL_LAZY_VALUE_H