sources/list.h

/*
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*/

#pragma once
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include "basics.h"
BEGIN_ZFC_NAMESPACE

template<typename T>
using Vector = std::vector<T>;

template<typename T>
auto& last(T& container)
{
	return *(container.begin() + container.size() - 1);
}

using ByteArray = std::vector<unsigned char>;
std::string quote(const ByteArray& bytes);

template<typename T>
T splice(const T& container, int start, int end, int step = 1)
{
	start = clamp(start, 0, static_cast<int>(container.size()));
	end = clamp(end, 0, static_cast<int>(container.size()));
	T result;
	result.reserve((end - start) / step);
	for (int i = start; i < end; i += step)
	{
		result.push_back(container[i]);
	}
	return result;
}

END_ZFC_NAMESPACE