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+/*
+==================================================================================
+ Copyright (c) 2018-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property.
+
+ 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.
+==================================================================================
+*/
+
+
+#pragma once
+#ifndef GENERIC_HELPERS
+#define GENERIC_HELPERS
+
+#include <cstddef>
+
+/* Utilities */
+
+class octet_helper {
+
+public:
+ octet_helper(void):_ref(NULL), _size(0){};
+ octet_helper(const void *ref, int size):_ref(ref), _size(size){};
+ void set_ref(const void *ref){
+ _ref = ref;
+ }
+
+ void set_size(size_t size){
+ _size = size;
+ }
+
+ const void * get_ref(void){return _ref ; };
+ size_t get_size(void) const {return _size ; } ;
+
+private:
+ const void *_ref;
+ size_t _size;
+};
+
+#endif