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+/*
+ *  Created by Phil on 02/12/2012.
+ *  Copyright 2012 Two Blue Cubes Ltd. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+ *  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+ */
+#ifndef TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_OPTION_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_OPTION_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include "catch_common.h"
+
+namespace Catch {
+
+    // An optional type
+    template<typename T>
+    class Option {
+    public:
+        Option() : nullableValue( CATCH_NULL ) {}
+        Option( T const& _value )
+        : nullableValue( new( storage ) T( _value ) )
+        {}
+        Option( Option const& _other )
+        : nullableValue( _other ? new( storage ) T( *_other ) : CATCH_NULL )
+        {}
+
+        ~Option() {
+            reset();
+        }
+
+        Option& operator= ( Option const& _other ) {
+            if( &_other != this ) {
+                reset();
+                if( _other )
+                    nullableValue = new( storage ) T( *_other );
+            }
+            return *this;
+        }
+        Option& operator = ( T const& _value ) {
+            reset();
+            nullableValue = new( storage ) T( _value );
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        void reset() {
+            if( nullableValue )
+                nullableValue->~T();
+            nullableValue = CATCH_NULL;
+        }
+
+        T& operator*() { return *nullableValue; }
+        T const& operator*() const { return *nullableValue; }
+        T* operator->() { return nullableValue; }
+        const T* operator->() const { return nullableValue; }
+
+        T valueOr( T const& defaultValue ) const {
+            return nullableValue ? *nullableValue : defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        bool some() const { return nullableValue != CATCH_NULL; }
+        bool none() const { return nullableValue == CATCH_NULL; }
+
+        bool operator !() const { return nullableValue == CATCH_NULL; }
+        operator SafeBool::type() const {
+            return SafeBool::makeSafe( some() );
+        }
+
+    private:
+        T* nullableValue;
+        char storage[sizeof(T)];
+    };
+
+} // end namespace Catch
+
+#endif // TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_OPTION_HPP_INCLUDED