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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Isode Limited.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * See the COPYING file for more information.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/locks.hpp>
+
+namespace Swift {
+
+/**
+ * This class template provides a read/write access synchronized wrapper for other types. 
+ */
+template <typename ValueType>
+class Atomic {
+	public:
+		Atomic(const ValueType& v) : value_(v) {
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Synchronized write access.
+		 */
+		Atomic<ValueType>& operator=(const ValueType& newValue) {
+			boost::lock_guard<boost::mutex> lock(valueMutex_);
+			value_ = newValue;
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Synchronized read access.
+		 */
+		operator ValueType() {
+			boost::lock_guard<boost::mutex> lock(valueMutex_);
+			return value_;
+		}
+
+	private:
+		boost::mutex valueMutex_;
+		ValueType value_;
+};
+
+}