Opaque.h

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/* An opaque integral type supporting only comparison operators. */

#ifndef mozilla_Opaque_h
#define mozilla_Opaque_h

#include "mozilla/TypeTraits.h"

namespace mozilla {

/**
 * Opaque<T> is a replacement for integral T in cases where only comparisons
 * must be supported, and it's desirable to prevent accidental dependency on
 * exact values.
 */
template<typename T>
class Opaque final
{
  static_assert(mozilla::IsIntegral<T>::value,
                "mozilla::Opaque only supports integral types");

  T mValue;

public:
  Opaque() {}
  explicit Opaque(T aValue) : mValue(aValue) {}

  bool operator==(const Opaque& aOther) const {
    return mValue == aOther.mValue;
  }

  bool operator!=(const Opaque& aOther) const {
    return !(*this == aOther);
  }
};

} // namespace mozilla

#endif /* mozilla_Opaque_h */