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#ifndef ABSL_FLAGS_INTERNAL_FLAG_H_
#define ABSL_FLAGS_INTERNAL_FLAG_H_

#include <stdint.h>

#include <atomic>
#include <cstring>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits>

#include "absl/base/call_once.h"
#include "absl/base/config.h"
#include "absl/base/thread_annotations.h"
#include "absl/flags/config.h"
#include "absl/flags/internal/commandlineflag.h"
#include "absl/flags/internal/registry.h"
#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
#include "absl/meta/type_traits.h"
#include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
#include "absl/synchronization/mutex.h"

namespace absl {
ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
namespace flags_internal {

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Flag value type operations, eg., parsing, copying, etc. are provided
// by function specific to that type with a signature matching FlagOpFn.

enum class FlagOp {
  kDelete,
  kClone,
  kCopy,
  kCopyConstruct,
  kSizeof,
  kStaticTypeId,
  kParse,
  kUnparse,
  kValueOffset,
};
using FlagOpFn = void* (*)(FlagOp, const void*, void*, void*);

// Forward declaration for Flag value specific operations.
template <typename T>
void* FlagOps(FlagOp op, const void* v1, void* v2, void* v3);

// Deletes memory interpreting obj as flag value type pointer.
inline void Delete(FlagOpFn op, const void* obj) {
  op(FlagOp::kDelete, obj, nullptr, nullptr);
}
// Makes a copy of flag value pointed by obj.
inline void* Clone(FlagOpFn op, const void* obj) {
  return op(FlagOp::kClone, obj, nullptr, nullptr);
}
// Copies src to dst interpreting as flag value type pointers.
inline void Copy(FlagOpFn op, const void* src, void* dst) {
  op(FlagOp::kCopy, src, dst, nullptr);
}
// Construct a copy of flag value in a location pointed by dst
// based on src - pointer to the flag's value.
inline void CopyConstruct(FlagOpFn op, const void* src, void* dst) {
  op(FlagOp::kCopyConstruct, src, dst, nullptr);
}
// Returns true if parsing of input text is successfull.
inline bool Parse(FlagOpFn op, absl::string_view text, void* dst,
                  std::string* error) {
  return op(FlagOp::kParse, &text, dst, error) != nullptr;
}
// Returns string representing supplied value.
inline std::string Unparse(FlagOpFn op, const void* val) {
  std::string result;
  op(FlagOp::kUnparse, val, &result, nullptr);
  return result;
}
// Returns size of flag value type.
inline size_t Sizeof(FlagOpFn op) {
  // This sequence of casts reverses the sequence from
  // `flags_internal::FlagOps()`
  return static_cast<size_t>(reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(
      op(FlagOp::kSizeof, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr)));
}
// Returns static type id coresponding to the value type.
inline FlagStaticTypeId StaticTypeId(FlagOpFn op) {
  return reinterpret_cast<FlagStaticTypeId>(
      op(FlagOp::kStaticTypeId, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr));
}
// Returns offset of the field value_ from the field impl_ inside of
// absl::Flag<T> data. Given FlagImpl pointer p you can get the
// location of the corresponding value as:
//      reinterpret_cast<char*>(p) + ValueOffset().
inline ptrdiff_t ValueOffset(FlagOpFn op) {
  // This sequence of casts reverses the sequence from
  // `flags_internal::FlagOps()`
  return static_cast<ptrdiff_t>(reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(
      op(FlagOp::kValueOffset, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr)));
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Flag help auxiliary structs.

// This is help argument for absl::Flag encapsulating the string literal pointer
// or pointer to function generating it as well as enum descriminating two
// cases.
using HelpGenFunc = std::string (*)();

union FlagHelpMsg {
  constexpr explicit FlagHelpMsg(const char* help_msg) : literal(help_msg) {}
  constexpr explicit FlagHelpMsg(HelpGenFunc help_gen) : gen_func(help_gen) {}

  const char* literal;
  HelpGenFunc gen_func;
};

enum class FlagHelpKind : uint8_t { kLiteral = 0, kGenFunc = 1 };

struct FlagHelpArg {
  FlagHelpMsg source;
  FlagHelpKind kind;
};

extern const char kStrippedFlagHelp[];

// HelpConstexprWrap is used by struct AbslFlagHelpGenFor##name generated by
// ABSL_FLAG macro. It is only used to silence the compiler in the case where
// help message expression is not constexpr and does not have type const char*.
// If help message expression is indeed constexpr const char* HelpConstexprWrap
// is just a trivial identity function.
template <typename T>
const char* HelpConstexprWrap(const T&) {
  return nullptr;
}
constexpr const char* HelpConstexprWrap(const char* p) { return p; }
constexpr const char* HelpConstexprWrap(char* p) { return p; }

// These two HelpArg overloads allows us to select at compile time one of two
// way to pass Help argument to absl::Flag. We'll be passing
// AbslFlagHelpGenFor##name as T and integer 0 as a single argument to prefer
// first overload if possible. If T::Const is evaluatable on constexpr
// context (see non template int parameter below) we'll choose first overload.
// In this case the help message expression is immediately evaluated and is used
// to construct the absl::Flag. No additionl code is generated by ABSL_FLAG.
// Otherwise SFINAE kicks in and first overload is dropped from the
// consideration, in which case the second overload will be used. The second
// overload does not attempt to evaluate the help message expression
// immediately and instead delays the evaluation by returing the function
// pointer (&T::NonConst) genering the help message when necessary. This is
// evaluatable in constexpr context, but the cost is an extra function being
// generated in the ABSL_FLAG code.
template <typename T, int = (T::Const(), 1)>
constexpr FlagHelpArg HelpArg(int) {
  return {FlagHelpMsg(T::Const()), FlagHelpKind::kLiteral};
}

template <typename T>
constexpr FlagHelpArg HelpArg(char) {
  return {FlagHelpMsg(&T::NonConst), FlagHelpKind::kGenFunc};
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Flag default value auxiliary structs.

// Signature for the function generating the initial flag value (usually
// based on default value supplied in flag's definition)
using FlagDfltGenFunc = void* (*)();

union FlagDefaultSrc {
  constexpr explicit FlagDefaultSrc(FlagDfltGenFunc gen_func_arg)
      : gen_func(gen_func_arg) {}

  void* dynamic_value;
  FlagDfltGenFunc gen_func;
};

enum class FlagDefaultKind : uint8_t { kDynamicValue = 0, kGenFunc = 1 };

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Flag current value auxiliary structs.

constexpr int64_t UninitializedFlagValue() { return 0xababababababababll; }

template <typename T>
using FlagUseOneWordStorage = std::integral_constant<
    bool, absl::type_traits_internal::is_trivially_copyable<T>::value &&
              (sizeof(T) <= 8)>;

#if defined(ABSL_FLAGS_INTERNAL_ATOMIC_DOUBLE_WORD)
// Clang does not always produce cmpxchg16b instruction when alignment of a 16
// bytes type is not 16.
struct alignas(16) AlignedTwoWords {
  int64_t first;
  int64_t second;

  bool IsInitialized() const {
    return first != flags_internal::UninitializedFlagValue();
  }
};

template <typename T>
using FlagUseTwoWordsStorage = std::integral_constant<
    bool, absl::type_traits_internal::is_trivially_copyable<T>::value &&
              (sizeof(T) > 8) && (sizeof(T) <= 16)>;
#else
// This is actually unused and only here to avoid ifdefs in other palces.
struct AlignedTwoWords {
  constexpr AlignedTwoWords() noexcept : dummy() {}
  constexpr AlignedTwoWords(int64_t, int64_t) noexcept : dummy() {}
  char dummy;

  bool IsInitialized() const {
    std::abort();
    return true;
  }
};

// This trait should be type dependent, otherwise SFINAE below will fail
template <typename T>
using FlagUseTwoWordsStorage =
    std::integral_constant<bool, sizeof(T) != sizeof(T)>;
#endif

template <typename T>
using FlagUseHeapStorage =
    std::integral_constant<bool, !FlagUseOneWordStorage<T>::value &&
                                     !FlagUseTwoWordsStorage<T>::value>;

enum class FlagValueStorageKind : uint8_t {
  kHeapAllocated = 0,
  kOneWordAtomic = 1,
  kTwoWordsAtomic = 2
};

template <typename T>
static constexpr FlagValueStorageKind StorageKind() {
  return FlagUseHeapStorage<T>::value
             ? FlagValueStorageKind::kHeapAllocated
             : FlagUseOneWordStorage<T>::value
                   ? FlagValueStorageKind::kOneWordAtomic
                   : FlagUseTwoWordsStorage<T>::value
                         ? FlagValueStorageKind::kTwoWordsAtomic
                         : FlagValueStorageKind::kHeapAllocated;
}

struct FlagHeapAllocatedValue {
  using value_type = void*;

  value_type value;
};

struct FlagOneWordValue {
  using value_type = std::atomic<int64_t>;
  constexpr FlagOneWordValue() : value(UninitializedFlagValue()) {}

  value_type value;
};

struct FlagTwoWordsValue {
  using value_type = std::atomic<AlignedTwoWords>;
  constexpr FlagTwoWordsValue()
      : value(AlignedTwoWords{UninitializedFlagValue(), 0}) {}

  value_type value;
};

template <typename T,
          FlagValueStorageKind Kind = flags_internal::StorageKind<T>()>
struct FlagValue;

template <typename T>
struct FlagValue<T, FlagValueStorageKind::kHeapAllocated>
    : FlagHeapAllocatedValue {
  bool Get(T*) const { return false; }
};

template <typename T>
struct FlagValue<T, FlagValueStorageKind::kOneWordAtomic> : FlagOneWordValue {
  bool Get(T* dst) const {
    int64_t one_word_val = value.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
    if (ABSL_PREDICT_FALSE(one_word_val == UninitializedFlagValue())) {
      return false;
    }
    std::memcpy(dst, static_cast<const void*>(&one_word_val), sizeof(T));
    return true;
  }
};

template <typename T>
struct FlagValue<T, FlagValueStorageKind::kTwoWordsAtomic> : FlagTwoWordsValue {
  bool Get(T* dst) const {
    AlignedTwoWords two_words_val = value.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
    if (ABSL_PREDICT_FALSE(!two_words_val.IsInitialized())) {
      return false;
    }
    std::memcpy(dst, static_cast<const void*>(&two_words_val), sizeof(T));
    return true;
  }
};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Flag callback auxiliary structs.

// Signature for the mutation callback used by watched Flags
// The callback is noexcept.
// TODO(rogeeff): add noexcept after C++17 support is added.
using FlagCallbackFunc = void (*)();

struct FlagCallback {
  FlagCallbackFunc func;
  absl::Mutex guard;  // Guard for concurrent callback invocations.
};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Flag implementation, which does not depend on flag value type.
// The class encapsulates the Flag's data and access to it.

struct DynValueDeleter {
  explicit DynValueDeleter(FlagOpFn op_arg = nullptr) : op(op_arg) {}
  void operator()(void* ptr) const {
    if (op != nullptr) flags_internal::Delete(op, ptr);
  }

  FlagOpFn op;
};

class FlagState;

class FlagImpl final : public flags_internal::CommandLineFlag {
 public:
  constexpr FlagImpl(const char* name, const char* filename, FlagOpFn op,
                     FlagHelpArg help, FlagValueStorageKind value_kind,
                     FlagDfltGenFunc default_value_gen)
      : name_(name),
        filename_(filename),
        op_(op),
        help_(help.source),
        help_source_kind_(static_cast<uint8_t>(help.kind)),
        value_storage_kind_(static_cast<uint8_t>(value_kind)),
        def_kind_(static_cast<uint8_t>(FlagDefaultKind::kGenFunc)),
        modified_(false),
        on_command_line_(false),
        counter_(0),
        callback_(nullptr),
        default_value_(default_value_gen),
        data_guard_{} {}

  // Constant access methods
  void Read(void* dst) const override ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());

  // Mutating access methods
  void Write(const void* src) ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());

  // Interfaces to operate on callbacks.
  void SetCallback(const FlagCallbackFunc mutation_callback)
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  void InvokeCallback() const ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard());

  // Used in read/write operations to validate source/target has correct type.
  // For example if flag is declared as absl::Flag<int> FLAGS_foo, a call to
  // absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_foo) validates that the type of FLAGS_foo is indeed
  // int. To do that we pass the "assumed" type id (which is deduced from type
  // int) as an argument `op`, which is in turn is validated against the type id
  // stored in flag object by flag definition statement.
  void AssertValidType(FlagStaticTypeId type_id) const;

 private:
  template <typename T>
  friend class Flag;
  friend class FlagState;

  // Ensures that `data_guard_` is initialized and returns it.
  absl::Mutex* DataGuard() const ABSL_LOCK_RETURNED((absl::Mutex*)&data_guard_);
  // Returns heap allocated value of type T initialized with default value.
  std::unique_ptr<void, DynValueDeleter> MakeInitValue() const
      ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard());
  // Flag initialization called via absl::call_once.
  void Init();

  // Offset value access methods. One per storage kind. These methods to not
  // respect const correctness, so be very carefull using them.

  // This is a shared helper routine which encapsulates most of the magic. Since
  // it is only used inside the three routines below, which are defined in
  // flag.cc, we can define it in that file as well.
  template <typename StorageT>
  typename StorageT::value_type& OffsetValue() const;
  // This is an accessor for a value stored in heap allocated storage.
  // Returns a mutable reference to a pointer to allow vlaue mutation.
  void*& HeapAllocatedValue() const;
  // This is an accessor for a value stored as one word atomic. Returns a
  // mutable reference to an atomic value.
  std::atomic<int64_t>& OneWordValue() const;
  // This is an accessor for a value stored as two words atomic. Returns a
  // mutable reference to an atomic value.
  std::atomic<AlignedTwoWords>& TwoWordsValue() const;

  // Attempts to parse supplied `value` string. If parsing is successful,
  // returns new value. Otherwise returns nullptr.
  std::unique_ptr<void, DynValueDeleter> TryParse(absl::string_view value,
                                                  std::string* err) const
      ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard());
  // Stores the flag value based on the pointer to the source.
  void StoreValue(const void* src) ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard());

  FlagHelpKind HelpSourceKind() const {
    return static_cast<FlagHelpKind>(help_source_kind_);
  }
  FlagValueStorageKind ValueStorageKind() const {
    return static_cast<FlagValueStorageKind>(value_storage_kind_);
  }
  FlagDefaultKind DefaultKind() const
      ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard()) {
    return static_cast<FlagDefaultKind>(def_kind_);
  }

  // CommandLineFlag interface implementation
  absl::string_view Name() const override;
  std::string Filename() const override;
  absl::string_view Typename() const override;
  std::string Help() const override;
  FlagStaticTypeId TypeId() const override;
  bool IsModified() const override ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  bool IsSpecifiedOnCommandLine() const override
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  std::string DefaultValue() const override ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  std::string CurrentValue() const override ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  bool ValidateInputValue(absl::string_view value) const override
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  void CheckDefaultValueParsingRoundtrip() const override
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());

  // Interfaces to save and restore flags to/from persistent state.
  // Returns current flag state or nullptr if flag does not support
  // saving and restoring a state.
  std::unique_ptr<FlagStateInterface> SaveState() override
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());

  // Restores the flag state to the supplied state object. If there is
  // nothing to restore returns false. Otherwise returns true.
  bool RestoreState(const FlagState& flag_state)
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());

  bool ParseFrom(absl::string_view value, FlagSettingMode set_mode,
                 ValueSource source, std::string* error) override
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());

  // Immutable flag's state.

  // Flags name passed to ABSL_FLAG as second arg.
  const char* const name_;
  // The file name where ABSL_FLAG resides.
  const char* const filename_;
  // Type-specific operations "vtable".
  const FlagOpFn op_;
  // Help message literal or function to generate it.
  const FlagHelpMsg help_;
  // Indicates if help message was supplied as literal or generator func.
  const uint8_t help_source_kind_ : 1;
  // Kind of storage this flag is using for the flag's value.
  const uint8_t value_storage_kind_ : 2;

  // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // The bytes containing the const bitfields must not be shared with bytes
  // containing the mutable bitfields.
  // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Unique tag for absl::call_once call to initialize this flag.
  //
  // The placement of this variable between the immutable and mutable bitfields
  // is important as prevents them from occupying the same byte. If you remove
  // this variable, make sure to maintain this property.
  absl::once_flag init_control_;

  // Mutable flag's state (guarded by `data_guard_`).

  // If def_kind_ == kDynamicValue, default_value_ holds a dynamically allocated
  // value.
  uint8_t def_kind_ : 1 ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard());
  // Has this flag's value been modified?
  bool modified_ : 1 ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard());
  // Has this flag been specified on command line.
  bool on_command_line_ : 1 ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard());

  // Mutation counter
  int64_t counter_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard());
  // Optional flag's callback and absl::Mutex to guard the invocations.
  FlagCallback* callback_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard());
  // Either a pointer to the function generating the default value based on the
  // value specified in ABSL_FLAG or pointer to the dynamically set default
  // value via SetCommandLineOptionWithMode. def_kind_ is used to distinguish
  // these two cases.
  FlagDefaultSrc default_value_;

  // This is reserved space for an absl::Mutex to guard flag data. It will be
  // initialized in FlagImpl::Init via placement new.
  // We can't use "absl::Mutex data_guard_", since this class is not literal.
  // We do not want to use "absl::Mutex* data_guard_", since this would require
  // heap allocation during initialization, which is both slows program startup
  // and can fail. Using reserved space + placement new allows us to avoid both
  // problems.
  alignas(absl::Mutex) mutable char data_guard_[sizeof(absl::Mutex)];
};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// The Flag object parameterized by the flag's value type. This class implements
// flag reflection handle interface.

template <typename T>
class Flag {
 public:
  constexpr Flag(const char* name, const char* filename, const FlagHelpArg help,
                 const FlagDfltGenFunc default_value_gen)
      : impl_(name, filename, &FlagOps<T>, help,
              flags_internal::StorageKind<T>(), default_value_gen),
        value_() {}

  T Get() const {
    // See implementation notes in CommandLineFlag::Get().
    union U {
      T value;
      U() {}
      ~U() { value.~T(); }
    };
    U u;

#if !defined(NDEBUG)
    impl_.AssertValidType(&flags_internal::FlagStaticTypeIdGen<T>);
#endif

    if (!value_.Get(&u.value)) impl_.Read(&u.value);
    return std::move(u.value);
  }
  void Set(const T& v) {
    impl_.AssertValidType(&flags_internal::FlagStaticTypeIdGen<T>);
    impl_.Write(&v);
  }
  void SetCallback(const FlagCallbackFunc mutation_callback) {
    impl_.SetCallback(mutation_callback);
  }

  // CommandLineFlag interface
  absl::string_view Name() const { return impl_.Name(); }
  std::string Filename() const { return impl_.Filename(); }
  absl::string_view Typename() const { return ""; }
  std::string Help() const { return impl_.Help(); }
  bool IsModified() const { return impl_.IsModified(); }
  bool IsSpecifiedOnCommandLine() const {
    return impl_.IsSpecifiedOnCommandLine();
  }
  std::string DefaultValue() const { return impl_.DefaultValue(); }
  std::string CurrentValue() const { return impl_.CurrentValue(); }

 private:
  template <typename U, bool do_register>
  friend class FlagRegistrar;

  // Flag's data
  // The implementation depends on value_ field to be placed exactly after the
  // impl_ field, so that impl_ can figure out the offset to the value and
  // access it.
  FlagImpl impl_;
  FlagValue<T> value_;
};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Implementation of Flag value specific operations routine.
template <typename T>
void* FlagOps(FlagOp op, const void* v1, void* v2, void* v3) {
  switch (op) {
    case FlagOp::kDelete:
      delete static_cast<const T*>(v1);
      return nullptr;
    case FlagOp::kClone:
      return new T(*static_cast<const T*>(v1));
    case FlagOp::kCopy:
      *static_cast<T*>(v2) = *static_cast<const T*>(v1);
      return nullptr;
    case FlagOp::kCopyConstruct:
      new (v2) T(*static_cast<const T*>(v1));
      return nullptr;
    case FlagOp::kSizeof:
      return reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(sizeof(T)));
    case FlagOp::kStaticTypeId:
      return reinterpret_cast<void*>(&FlagStaticTypeIdGen<T>);
    case FlagOp::kParse: {
      // Initialize the temporary instance of type T based on current value in
      // destination (which is going to be flag's default value).
      T temp(*static_cast<T*>(v2));
      if (!absl::ParseFlag<T>(*static_cast<const absl::string_view*>(v1), &temp,
                              static_cast<std::string*>(v3))) {
        return nullptr;
      }
      *static_cast<T*>(v2) = std::move(temp);
      return v2;
    }
    case FlagOp::kUnparse:
      *static_cast<std::string*>(v2) =
          absl::UnparseFlag<T>(*static_cast<const T*>(v1));
      return nullptr;
    case FlagOp::kValueOffset: {
      // Round sizeof(FlagImp) to a multiple of alignof(FlagValue<T>) to get the
      // offset of the data.
      ptrdiff_t round_to = alignof(FlagValue<T>);
      ptrdiff_t offset =
          (sizeof(FlagImpl) + round_to - 1) / round_to * round_to;
      return reinterpret_cast<void*>(offset);
    }
  }
  return nullptr;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// This class facilitates Flag object registration and tail expression-based
// flag definition, for example:
// ABSL_FLAG(int, foo, 42, "Foo help").OnUpdate(NotifyFooWatcher);
template <typename T, bool do_register>
class FlagRegistrar {
 public:
  explicit FlagRegistrar(Flag<T>* flag) : flag_(flag) {
    if (do_register) flags_internal::RegisterCommandLineFlag(&flag_->impl_);
  }

  FlagRegistrar& OnUpdate(FlagCallbackFunc cb) && {
    flag_->SetCallback(cb);
    return *this;
  }

  // Make the registrar "die" gracefully as a bool on a line where registration
  // happens. Registrar objects are intended to live only as temporary.
  operator bool() const { return true; }  // NOLINT

 private:
  Flag<T>* flag_;  // Flag being registered (not owned).
};

// This struct and corresponding overload to MakeDefaultValue are used to
// facilitate usage of {} as default value in ABSL_FLAG macro.
struct EmptyBraces {};

template <typename T>
T* MakeFromDefaultValue(T t) {
  return new T(std::move(t));
}

template <typename T>
T* MakeFromDefaultValue(EmptyBraces) {
  return new T{};
}

}  // namespace flags_internal
ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
}  // namespace absl

#endif  // ABSL_FLAGS_INTERNAL_FLAG_H_