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+// Copyright (C) by Josh Blum. See LICENSE.txt for licensing information.
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_GRAS_WORK_BUFFER_HPP
+#define INCLUDED_GRAS_WORK_BUFFER_HPP
+
+#include <gras/gras.hpp>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+namespace gras
+{
+
+template <typename PtrType>
+struct WorkBuffer
+{
+    //! get a pointer of the desired type to this buffer
+    template <typename T> T cast(void) const;
+
+    //! get a native pointer type to this buffer
+    PtrType get(void) const;
+
+    //! Get the memory pointer reference
+    PtrType &get(void);
+
+    //! get the number of items in this buffer
+    size_t size(void) const;
+
+    //! Get the buffer length reference
+    size_t &size(void);
+
+    PtrType _mem;
+    size_t _len;
+};
+
+template <typename PtrType> template <typename T>
+inline T WorkBuffer<PtrType>::cast(void) const
+{
+    return reinterpret_cast<T>(_mem);
+}
+
+template <typename PtrType>
+inline PtrType WorkBuffer<PtrType>::get(void) const
+{
+    return _mem;
+}
+
+template <typename PtrType>
+inline PtrType &WorkBuffer<PtrType>::get(void)
+{
+    return _mem;
+}
+
+template <typename PtrType>
+inline size_t WorkBuffer<PtrType>::size(void) const
+{
+    return _len;
+}
+
+template <typename PtrType>
+inline size_t &WorkBuffer<PtrType>::size(void)
+{
+    return _len;
+}
+
+} //namespace gras
+
+#endif /*INCLUDED_GRAS_WORK_BUFFER_HPP*/