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+// file      : butl/string-table -*- C++ -*-
+// copyright : Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Code Synthesis Ltd
+// license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+#ifndef BUTL_STRING_TABLE
+#define BUTL_STRING_TABLE
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include <butl/multi-index>
+
+namespace butl
+{
+  // A pool of strings and, optionally, other accompanying data in which
+  // each entry is assigned an individual index (or id) of type I (e.g.,
+  // uint8_t, uint16_t, etc., depending on how many entries are expected).
+  // Index value 0 is reserved to indicate the "no entry" condition.
+  //
+  template <typename I, typename D>
+  struct string_table_element
+  {
+    const I i;
+    const D d;
+  };
+
+  template <typename I>
+  struct string_table_element<I, std::string>
+  {
+    const I i;
+    const std::string d;
+  };
+
+  template <typename D>
+  struct string_table_traits;
+
+  template <>
+  struct string_table_traits<std::string>
+  {
+    static const std::string&
+    key (const std::string& d) {return d;}
+  };
+
+  template <typename I, typename D = std::string>
+  struct string_table
+  {
+    // Insert new entry unless one already exists.
+    //
+    I
+    insert (const D&);
+
+    // Find existing.
+    //
+    I
+    find (const std::string& k) const
+    {
+      auto i (map_.find (key_type (&k)));
+      return i != map_.end () ? i->second.i : 0;
+    }
+
+    // Reverse lookup.
+    //
+    const D&
+    operator[] (I i) const {assert (i > 0); return vec_[i - 1]->second.d;}
+
+    I
+    size () const {return static_cast<I> (vec_.size ());}
+
+    bool
+    empty () const {return vec_.empty ();}
+
+  private:
+    using key_type = butl::map_key<std::string>;
+    using value_type = string_table_element<I, D>;
+    using map_type = std::unordered_map<key_type, value_type>;
+    using traits = string_table_traits<D>;
+
+    map_type map_;
+    std::vector<typename map_type::const_iterator> vec_;
+  };
+}
+
+#include <butl/string-table.txx>
+
+#endif // BUTL_STRING_TABLE