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+#ifndef Magnum_TypeTraits_h
+#define Magnum_TypeTraits_h
+/*
+    Copyright © 2010, 2011 Vladimír Vondruš <mosra@centrum.cz>
+
+    This file is part of Magnum.
+
+    Magnum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3
+    only, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+    Magnum 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 version 3 for more details.
+*/
+
+/** @file
+ * @brief Class Magnum::TypeTraits
+ */
+
+#include "Magnum.h"
+
+namespace Magnum {
+
+/**
+@brief Traits class for plain OpenGL types
+
+Traits classes are usable for detecting type features at compile time without
+the need for repeated code such as method overloading or template
+specialization for given types.
+
+This class and class methods are specialized only for types where it makes
+sense, it has empty implementation for unknown type or type which doesn't
+support given feature, thus forcing the compilation stop with an error.
+*/
+template<class T> struct TypeTraits {
+    #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+    /**
+     * @brief Type which can be used for indices
+     *
+     * Implemented only in types which can be used for vertex indices (all
+     * unsigned types). This typedef is not present for types unusable for
+     * vertex indices, like GLfloat or GLint.
+     */
+    typedef T IndexType;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Type which can be used in textures
+     *
+     * Implemented only in types which can be used for texture data, like
+     * GLubyte. This typedef is not present for types unusable for texture data,
+     * like GLdouble and Matrix3.
+     */
+    typedef T TextureType;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief OpenGL plain type ID
+     *
+     * Returns e.g. GL_UNSIGNED_INT for GLuint.
+     */
+    constexpr static GLenum glType();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Size of plain OpenGL type
+     *
+     * Returns sizeof(GLfloat) for GLfloat, but also sizeof(GLfloat) for
+     * Vector3. See count().
+     */
+    constexpr static size_t size();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Count of plain elements in this type
+     *
+     * Returns 1 for plain OpenGL types like GLint, but e.g. 3 for Vector3.
+     */
+    constexpr static size_t count();
+    #endif
+};
+
+/** @todo Other texture types, referenced in glTexImage2D function manual */
+/** @todo Using Vector3 for textures? */
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+template<> struct TypeTraits<GLubyte> {
+    typedef GLubyte IndexType;
+    typedef GLubyte TextureType;
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE; }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(GLubyte); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return 1; }
+};
+
+template<> struct TypeTraits<GLbyte> {
+    /* Can not be used for indices */
+    typedef GLbyte TextureType;
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return GL_BYTE; }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(GLbyte); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return 1; }
+};
+
+template<> struct TypeTraits<GLushort> {
+    typedef GLushort IndexType;
+    typedef GLushort TextureType;
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT; }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(GLushort); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return 1; }
+};
+
+template<> struct TypeTraits<GLshort> {
+    /* Can not be used for indices */
+    typedef GLshort TextureType;
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return GL_SHORT; }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(GLshort); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return 1; }
+};
+
+template<> struct TypeTraits<GLuint> {
+    typedef GLuint IndexType;
+    typedef GLuint TextureType;
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return GL_UNSIGNED_INT; }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(GLuint); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return 1; }
+};
+
+template<> struct TypeTraits<GLint> {
+    /* Can not be used for indices */
+    typedef GLint TextureType;
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return GL_INT; }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(GLint); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return 1; }
+};
+
+template<> struct TypeTraits<GLfloat> {
+    /* Can not be used for indices */
+    typedef GLfloat TextureType;
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return GL_FLOAT; }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(GLfloat); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return 1; }
+};
+
+template<> struct TypeTraits<GLdouble> {
+    /* Can not be used for indices */
+    /* Can not be used for textures */
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return GL_DOUBLE; }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(GLdouble); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return 1; }
+};
+
+template<class T, size_t vectorSize> struct TypeTraits<Math::Vector<T, vectorSize>> {
+    /* Can not be used for indices */
+    /* Can not be used for textures */
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return TypeTraits<T>::glType(); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(T); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return vectorSize; }
+};
+
+template<class T> struct TypeTraits<Math::Vector2<T>>: public TypeTraits<Math::Vector<T, 2>> {};
+template<class T> struct TypeTraits<Math::Vector3<T>>: public TypeTraits<Math::Vector<T, 3>> {};
+template<class T> struct TypeTraits<Math::Vector4<T>>: public TypeTraits<Math::Vector<T, 4>> {};
+
+template<class T, size_t matrixSize> struct TypeTraits<Math::Matrix<T, matrixSize>> {
+    /* Can not be used for indices */
+    /* Can not be used for textures, obviously */
+
+    inline constexpr static GLenum glType() { return TypeTraits<T>::glType(); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t size() { return sizeof(T); }
+    inline constexpr static size_t count() { return matrixSize*matrixSize; }
+};
+
+template<class T> struct TypeTraits<Math::Matrix3<T>>: public TypeTraits<Math::Matrix<T, 3>> {};
+template<class T> struct TypeTraits<Math::Matrix4<T>>: public TypeTraits<Math::Matrix<T, 4>> {};
+#endif
+
+}
+
+#endif