#pragma once

#include <initializer_list>

namespace mln {
namespace util {

/// Accept any number of parameters of any types, and do nothing with them.
/// Useful for providing a context for parameter pack expansion where a legal
/// expansion context is not otherwise available.
///
/// See
/// https://github.com/mapbox/cpp/blob/1bb519ef25edd6169f1d6d8a65414044616590a9/docs/structural-metaprogramming.md
/// for more details.
template <class... Ts>
void ignore(Ts&&...) noexcept {}

// std::initializer_list overload, for situations where you need sequenced
// modifications.
template <class T>
void ignore(const std::initializer_list<T>&) noexcept {}

// Handle the zero-argument case.
inline void ignore(const std::initializer_list<int>&) noexcept {}

} // namespace util
} // namespace mln