base/Value.h

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/**
 *  \file IMP/base/Value.h    \brief Basic types used by IMP.
 *
 *  Copyright 2007-2014 IMP Inventors. All rights reserved.
 *
 */

#ifndef IMPBASE_VALUE_H
#define IMPBASE_VALUE_H

#include <IMP/base/base_config.h>
#include "utility_macros.h"

IMPBASE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
/** A value in \imp should support output to streams in
                            C++, conversion to
                            string in python, being put in a hash
                            table/dictionary and comparison
                            with other values of the same type. In
       addition, its
                            default constructor
                            should put it into a known good initial
       state.

                        */
class Value {
 protected:
  Value() {}
};
IMPBASE_END_NAMESPACE

#endif /* IMPBASE_VALUE_H */