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+// Copyright (c) 2022, The Monero Project
+//
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+// permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+//
+// 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+//    conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//
+// 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+//    of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
+//    materials provided with the distribution.
+//
+// 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be
+//    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
+//    prior written permission.
+//
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+// MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+// PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+// INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+// STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
+// THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+// Miscellaneous container helpers.
+
+#pragma once
+
+//local headers
+
+//third party headers
+
+//standard headers
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+//forward declarations
+
+
+namespace tools
+{
+
+/// use operator< to get operator==
+/// WARNING: equality is not always implied by operator<, depending on implementation
+struct equals_from_less final
+{
+    template <typename T>
+    bool operator()(const T &a, const T &b) { return !(a < b) && !(b < a); }
+};
+/// note: uniqueness uses 'equals_from_less' to match the use of operator< when testing if sorted
+template <typename T>
+bool is_sorted_and_unique(const T& container)
+{
+    if (!std::is_sorted(container.begin(), container.end()))
+        return false;
+
+    if (std::adjacent_find(container.begin(), container.end(), equals_from_less{}) != container.end())
+        return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+/// convenience wrapper for checking if a mapped object is mapped to a key embedded in that object
+template <typename KeyT, typename ValueT>
+bool keys_match_internal_values(const std::unordered_map<KeyT, ValueT> &map,
+    const std::function<
+            const typename std::unordered_map<KeyT, ValueT>::key_type&
+            (const typename std::unordered_map<KeyT, ValueT>::mapped_type&)
+        > &get_internal_key_func)
+{
+    for (const auto &map_element : map)
+    {
+        if (!(map_element.first == get_internal_key_func(map_element.second)))
+            return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+/// convenience wrapper for getting the last element after emplacing back
+template <typename ContainerT>
+typename ContainerT::value_type& add_element(ContainerT &container)
+{
+    container.emplace_back();
+    return container.back();
+}
+/// convenience erasor for unordered maps: std::erase_if(std::unordered_map) is C++20
+template <typename KeyT, typename ValueT>
+void for_all_in_map_erase_if(std::unordered_map<KeyT, ValueT> &map_inout,
+    const std::function<bool(const typename std::unordered_map<KeyT, ValueT>::value_type&)> &predicate)
+{
+    for (auto map_it = map_inout.begin(); map_it != map_inout.end();)
+    {
+        if (predicate(*map_it))
+            map_it = map_inout.erase(map_it);
+        else
+            ++map_it;
+    }
+}
+
+} //namespace tools