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+#ifndef __FRAMEWORK_UTIL_TYPESYSTEM_H_INCLUDED__
+#define __FRAMEWORK_UTIL_TYPESYSTEM_H_INCLUDED__
+
+#include "../common.h"
+
+typedef const char* TYPE_IDENT;
+
+#define TYPE_DEFINE(type, value)              \
+	static #type GetType()                    \
+	{                                         \
+		static #type typeName = #value;       \
+		return typeName;                      \
+	}                                         \
+	#type GetTypeOf() const                   \
+	{                                         \
+		return GetType();                     \
+	}
+
+#define TYPE_BASE(type)                                           \
+	virtual type GetTypeOf() const = 0;                           \
+	template<class T> BOOL Is() const                             \
+	{                                                             \
+		return (GetTypeOf() == T::GetType());                     \
+	}                                                             \
+	BOOL Is(type otherType) const                                 \
+	{                                                             \
+		return (GetTypeOf() == otherType);                        \
+	}                                                             \
+	template<class T> T* As()                                     \
+	{                                                             \
+		if (Is<T>())                                              \
+			return (T*)this;                                      \
+		else                                                      \
+			return NULL;                                          \
+	}                                                             \
+	template<class T> const T* As() const                         \
+	{                                                             \
+		if (Is<T>())                                              \
+			return (const T*)this;                                \
+		else                                                      \
+			return NULL;                                          \
+	}
+
+#define TYPE_DEFINE_DEFAULT(value)     TYPE_DEFINE(TYPE_IDENT, value)
+#define TYPE_BASE_DEFAULT              TYPE_BASE(TYPE_IDENT)
+
+#endif