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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_STRONG_TYPE_STRONG_TYPE_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_STRONG_TYPE_STRONG_TYPE_H__
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace strong_type
+{
+/** Strong type
+ *
+ * @tparam T           Exact type of the Strong Type
+ * @tparam Tag         Tag used to distinguish between types with same T
+ * @tparam Attributes  Attributes of the Strong Type
+ */
+template <typename T, typename Tag, template <typename> class... Attributes>
+class StrongType : public Attributes<StrongType<T, Tag, Attributes...>>...
+{
+public:
+    /** Exact underlying type **/
+    using ExactType = T;
+
+public:
+    /** Default Constructor
+     *
+     * @param[in] val Initialization value
+     */
+    StrongType(T val)
+        : _val(val)
+    {
+    }
+    /** Accessor of the value of the exact type
+     *
+     * @return Exact type value
+     */
+    T &get()
+    {
+        return _val;
+    }
+    /** Accessor of the value of the exact type
+     *
+     * @return Exact type value
+     */
+    const T &get() const
+    {
+        return _val;
+    }
+
+private:
+    T _val = {};
+};
+} // namespace strong_type
+} // namespace arm_compute
+#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_STRONG_TYPE_STRONG_TYPE_H__ */