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#ifndef ROSLIB_MESSAGE_FORWARD_H
#define ROSLIB_MESSAGE_FORWARD_H

namespace std
{
template<typename T> class allocator;
}

namespace boost
{
template<typename T> class shared_ptr;
}

/**
 * \brief Forward-declare a message, including Ptr and ConstPtr types, with an allocator
 *
 * \param ns The namespace the message should be declared inside
 * \param m The "base" message type, i.e. the name of the .msg file
 * \param new_name The name you'd like the message to have
 * \param alloc The allocator to use, e.g. std::allocator
 */
#define ROS_DECLARE_MESSAGE_WITH_ALLOCATOR(msg, new_name, alloc) \
  template<class Allocator> struct msg##_; \
  typedef msg##_<alloc<void> > new_name; \
  typedef boost::shared_ptr<new_name> new_name##Ptr; \
  typedef boost::shared_ptr<new_name const> new_name##ConstPtr;

/**
 * \brief Forward-declare a message, including Ptr and ConstPtr types, using std::allocator
 * \param msg The "base" message type, i.e. the name of the .msg file
 */
#define ROS_DECLARE_MESSAGE(msg) ROS_DECLARE_MESSAGE_WITH_ALLOCATOR(msg, msg, std::allocator)

#endif // ROSLIB_MESSAGE_FORWARD_H
