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+#ifndef AOS_COMMON_SCOPED_PTR_H_
+#define AOS_COMMON_SCOPED_PTR_H_
+
+#include "aos/common/macros.h"
+
+namespace aos {
+
+// A simple scoped_ptr implementation that works under both linux and vxworks.
+template<typename T>
+class scoped_ptr {
+ public:
+  typedef T element_type;
+  
+  explicit scoped_ptr(T *p = NULL) : p_(p) {}
+  ~scoped_ptr() {
+    delete p_;
+  }
+
+  T &operator*() const { return *p_; }
+  T *operator->() const { return p_; }
+  T *get() const { return p_; }
+
+  operator bool() const { return p_ != NULL; }
+
+  void swap(scoped_ptr<T> &other) {
+    T *temp = other.p_;
+    other.p_ = p_;
+    p_ = other.p_;
+  }
+  void reset(T *p = NULL) {
+    if (p_ != NULL) delete p_;
+    p_ = p;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  T *p_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(scoped_ptr<T>);
+};
+
+}  // namespace aos
+
+#endif  // AOS_COMMON_SCOPED_PTR_H_