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 * Copyright 2017 - 2026 Quarkslab
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#ifndef LIEF_OBJECT_H
#define LIEF_OBJECT_H
#include "LIEF/visibility.h"
#include <type_traits>

namespace LIEF {

class Visitor;

class LIEF_API Object {

  template<class T>
  using add_pointer_t = std::add_pointer_t<T>;

  template<class T>
  using decay_t = std::decay_t<T>;

  template<class T>
  using add_const_t = std::add_const_t<T>;

  public:
  template<class T>
  using output_t = add_pointer_t<decay_t<T>>;

  template<class T>
  using output_const_t = add_pointer_t<add_const_t<decay_t<T>>>;

  public:
  Object();
  Object(const Object& other);
  Object& operator=(const Object& other);

  Object(Object&& other) noexcept = default;
  Object& operator=(Object&& other) noexcept = default;

  template<class T>
  LIEF_LOCAL output_t<T> as();

  template<class T>
  LIEF_LOCAL output_const_t<T> as() const;

  virtual bool operator==(const Object& other) const;
  virtual bool operator!=(const Object& other) const {
    return !(*this == other);
  }

  virtual ~Object();
  virtual void accept(Visitor& visitor) const = 0;
};
}

#endif
