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+/*
+ * Copyright © 2015 Canonical Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Authored by: Alberto Aguirre <alberto.aguirre@canonical.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANBOX_RPC_MAKE_PROTOBUF_OBJECT_H_
+#define ANBOX_RPC_MAKE_PROTOBUF_OBJECT_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace anbox {
+namespace rpc {
+template <typename ProtobufType>
+auto make_protobuf_object() {
+ return std::unique_ptr<ProtobufType>{ProtobufType::default_instance().New()};
+}
+
+template <typename ProtobufType>
+auto make_protobuf_object(ProtobufType const& from) {
+ auto object = make_protobuf_object<ProtobufType>();
+ object->CopyFrom(from);
+ return object;
+}
+} // namespace rpc
+} // namespace anbox
+
+#endif