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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef FLATBUFFERS_STL_EMULATION_H_
+#define FLATBUFFERS_STL_EMULATION_H_
+
+// clang-format off
+
+#include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+#include <limits>
+
+#if defined(_STLPORT_VERSION) && !defined(FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL)
+  #define FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL
+#endif  // defined(_STLPORT_VERSION) && !defined(FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL)
+
+#if defined(FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL)
+  #include <cctype>
+#endif  // defined(FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL)
+
+// Check if we can use template aliases
+// Not possible if Microsoft Compiler before 2012
+// Possible is the language feature __cpp_alias_templates is defined well
+// Or possible if the C++ std is C+11 or newer
+#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER > 1700 /* MSVC2012 */) \
+    || (defined(__cpp_alias_templates) && __cpp_alias_templates >= 200704) \
+    || (defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 201103L)
+  #define FLATBUFFERS_TEMPLATES_ALIASES
+#endif
+
+// This header provides backwards compatibility for C++98 STLs like stlport.
+namespace flatbuffers {
+
+// Retrieve ::back() from a string in a way that is compatible with pre C++11
+// STLs (e.g stlport).
+inline char& string_back(std::string &value) {
+  return value[value.length() - 1];
+}
+
+inline char string_back(const std::string &value) {
+  return value[value.length() - 1];
+}
+
+// Helper method that retrieves ::data() from a vector in a way that is
+// compatible with pre C++11 STLs (e.g stlport).
+template <typename T> inline T *vector_data(std::vector<T> &vector) {
+  // In some debug environments, operator[] does bounds checking, so &vector[0]
+  // can't be used.
+  return vector.empty() ? nullptr : &vector[0];
+}
+
+template <typename T> inline const T *vector_data(
+    const std::vector<T> &vector) {
+  return vector.empty() ? nullptr : &vector[0];
+}
+
+template <typename T, typename V>
+inline void vector_emplace_back(std::vector<T> *vector, V &&data) {
+  #if defined(FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL)
+    vector->push_back(data);
+  #else
+    vector->emplace_back(std::forward<V>(data));
+  #endif  // defined(FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL)
+}
+
+#ifndef FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL
+  #if defined(FLATBUFFERS_TEMPLATES_ALIASES)
+    template <typename T>
+    using numeric_limits = std::numeric_limits<T>;
+  #else
+    template <typename T> class numeric_limits :
+      public std::numeric_limits<T> {};
+  #endif  // defined(FLATBUFFERS_TEMPLATES_ALIASES)
+#else
+  template <typename T> class numeric_limits :
+      public std::numeric_limits<T> {
+    public:
+      // Android NDK fix.
+      static T lowest() {
+        return std::numeric_limits<T>::min();
+      }
+  };
+
+  template <> class numeric_limits<float> : 
+      public std::numeric_limits<float> {
+    public:
+      static float lowest() { return -FLT_MAX; }
+  };
+
+  template <> class numeric_limits<double> : 
+      public std::numeric_limits<double> {
+    public:
+      static double lowest() { return -DBL_MAX; }
+  };
+
+  template <> class numeric_limits<unsigned long long> {
+   public:
+    static unsigned long long min() { return 0ULL; }
+    static unsigned long long max() { return ~0ULL; }
+    static unsigned long long lowest() {
+      return numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::min();
+    }
+  };
+
+  template <> class numeric_limits<long long> {
+   public:
+    static long long min() {
+      return static_cast<long long>(1ULL << ((sizeof(long long) << 3) - 1));
+    }
+    static long long max() {
+      return static_cast<long long>(
+          (1ULL << ((sizeof(long long) << 3) - 1)) - 1);
+    }
+    static long long lowest() {
+      return numeric_limits<long long>::min();
+    }
+  };
+#endif  // FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL
+
+#if defined(FLATBUFFERS_TEMPLATES_ALIASES)
+  #ifndef FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL
+    template <typename T> using is_scalar = std::is_scalar<T>;
+    template <typename T, typename U> using is_same = std::is_same<T,U>;
+    template <typename T> using is_floating_point = std::is_floating_point<T>;
+    template <typename T> using is_unsigned = std::is_unsigned<T>;
+    template <typename T> using make_unsigned = std::make_unsigned<T>;
+  #else
+    // Map C++ TR1 templates defined by stlport.
+    template <typename T> using is_scalar = std::tr1::is_scalar<T>;
+    template <typename T, typename U> using is_same = std::tr1::is_same<T,U>;
+    template <typename T> using is_floating_point =
+        std::tr1::is_floating_point<T>;
+    template <typename T> using is_unsigned = std::tr1::is_unsigned<T>;
+    // Android NDK doesn't have std::make_unsigned or std::tr1::make_unsigned.
+    template<typename T> struct make_unsigned {
+      static_assert(is_unsigned<T>::value, "Specialization not implemented!");
+      using type = T;
+    };
+    template<> struct make_unsigned<char> { using type = unsigned char; };
+    template<> struct make_unsigned<short> { using type = unsigned short; };
+    template<> struct make_unsigned<int> { using type = unsigned int; };
+    template<> struct make_unsigned<long> { using type = unsigned long; };
+    template<>
+    struct make_unsigned<long long> { using type = unsigned long long; };
+  #endif  // !FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL
+#else
+  // MSVC 2010 doesn't support C++11 aliases.
+  template <typename T> struct is_scalar : public std::is_scalar<T> {};
+  template <typename T, typename U> struct is_same : public std::is_same<T,U> {};
+  template <typename T> struct is_floating_point :
+        public std::is_floating_point<T> {};
+  template <typename T> struct is_unsigned : public std::is_unsigned<T> {};
+  template <typename T> struct make_unsigned : public std::make_unsigned<T> {};
+#endif  // defined(FLATBUFFERS_TEMPLATES_ALIASES)
+
+#ifndef FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL
+  #if defined(FLATBUFFERS_TEMPLATES_ALIASES)
+    template <class T> using unique_ptr = std::unique_ptr<T>;
+  #else
+    // MSVC 2010 doesn't support C++11 aliases.
+    // We're manually "aliasing" the class here as we want to bring unique_ptr
+    // into the flatbuffers namespace.  We have unique_ptr in the flatbuffers
+    // namespace we have a completely independent implemenation (see below)
+    // for C++98 STL implementations.
+    template <class T> class unique_ptr : public std::unique_ptr<T> {
+     public:
+      unique_ptr() {}
+      explicit unique_ptr(T* p) : std::unique_ptr<T>(p) {}
+      unique_ptr(std::unique_ptr<T>&& u) { *this = std::move(u); }
+      unique_ptr(unique_ptr&& u) { *this = std::move(u); }
+      unique_ptr& operator=(std::unique_ptr<T>&& u) {
+        std::unique_ptr<T>::reset(u.release());
+        return *this;
+      }
+      unique_ptr& operator=(unique_ptr&& u) {
+        std::unique_ptr<T>::reset(u.release());
+        return *this;
+      }
+      unique_ptr& operator=(T* p) {
+        return std::unique_ptr<T>::operator=(p);
+      }
+    };
+  #endif  // defined(FLATBUFFERS_TEMPLATES_ALIASES)
+#else
+  // Very limited implementation of unique_ptr.
+  // This is provided simply to allow the C++ code generated from the default
+  // settings to function in C++98 environments with no modifications.
+  template <class T> class unique_ptr {
+   public:
+    typedef T element_type;
+
+    unique_ptr() : ptr_(nullptr) {}
+    explicit unique_ptr(T* p) : ptr_(p) {}
+    unique_ptr(unique_ptr&& u) : ptr_(nullptr) { reset(u.release()); }
+    unique_ptr(const unique_ptr& u) : ptr_(nullptr) {
+      reset(const_cast<unique_ptr*>(&u)->release());
+    }
+    ~unique_ptr() { reset(); }
+
+    unique_ptr& operator=(const unique_ptr& u) {
+      reset(const_cast<unique_ptr*>(&u)->release());
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+    unique_ptr& operator=(unique_ptr&& u) {
+      reset(u.release());
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+    unique_ptr& operator=(T* p) {
+      reset(p);
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+    const T& operator*() const { return *ptr_; }
+    T* operator->() const { return ptr_; }
+    T* get() const noexcept { return ptr_; }
+    explicit operator bool() const { return ptr_ != nullptr; }
+
+    // modifiers
+    T* release() {
+      T* value = ptr_;
+      ptr_ = nullptr;
+      return value;
+    }
+
+    void reset(T* p = nullptr) {
+      T* value = ptr_;
+      ptr_ = p;
+      if (value) delete value;
+    }
+
+    void swap(unique_ptr& u) {
+      T* temp_ptr = ptr_;
+      ptr_ = u.ptr_;
+      u.ptr_ = temp_ptr;
+    }
+
+   private:
+    T* ptr_;
+  };
+
+  template <class T> bool operator==(const unique_ptr<T>& x,
+                                     const unique_ptr<T>& y) {
+    return x.get() == y.get();
+  }
+
+  template <class T, class D> bool operator==(const unique_ptr<T>& x,
+                                              const D* y) {
+    return static_cast<D*>(x.get()) == y;
+  }
+
+  template <class T> bool operator==(const unique_ptr<T>& x, intptr_t y) {
+    return reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(x.get()) == y;
+  }
+#endif  // !FLATBUFFERS_CPP98_STL
+
+}  // namespace flatbuffers
+
+#endif  // FLATBUFFERS_STL_EMULATION_H_