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data/vendor/cereal/include/cereal/details/helpers.hpp

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+/*! \file helpers.hpp
+    \brief Internal helper functionality
+    \ingroup Internal */
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2014, Randolph Voorhies, Shane Grant
+  All rights reserved.
+
+  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+      * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+      * 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.
+      * Neither the name of cereal nor the
+        names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+        derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+  ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+  WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+  DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL RANDOLPH VOORHIES OR SHANE GRANT 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.
+*/
+#ifndef CEREAL_DETAILS_HELPERS_HPP_
+#define CEREAL_DETAILS_HELPERS_HPP_
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <utility>
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include "cereal/macros.hpp"
+#include "cereal/details/static_object.hpp"
+
+namespace cereal
+{
+  // ######################################################################
+  //! An exception class thrown when things go wrong at runtime
+  /*! @ingroup Utility */
+  struct Exception : public std::runtime_error
+  {
+    explicit Exception( const std::string & what_ ) : std::runtime_error(what_) {}
+    explicit Exception( const char * what_ ) : std::runtime_error(what_) {}
+  };
+
+  // ######################################################################
+  //! The size type used by cereal
+  /*! To ensure compatability between 32, 64, etc bit machines, we need to use
+      a fixed size type instead of size_t, which may vary from machine to
+      machine.
+
+      The default value for CEREAL_SIZE_TYPE is specified in cereal/macros.hpp */
+  using size_type = CEREAL_SIZE_TYPE;
+
+  // forward decls
+  class BinaryOutputArchive;
+  class BinaryInputArchive;
+
+  // ######################################################################
+  namespace detail
+  {
+    struct NameValuePairCore {}; //!< Traits struct for NVPs
+    struct DeferredDataCore {}; //!< Traits struct for DeferredData
+  }
+
+  // ######################################################################
+  //! For holding name value pairs
+  /*! This pairs a name (some string) with some value such that an archive
+      can potentially take advantage of the pairing.
+
+      In serialization functions, NameValuePairs are usually created like so:
+      @code{.cpp}
+      struct MyStruct
+      {
+        int a, b, c, d, e;
+
+        template<class Archive>
+        void serialize(Archive & archive)
+        {
+          archive( CEREAL_NVP(a),
+                   CEREAL_NVP(b),
+                   CEREAL_NVP(c),
+                   CEREAL_NVP(d),
+                   CEREAL_NVP(e) );
+        }
+      };
+      @endcode
+
+      Alternatively, you can give you data members custom names like so:
+      @code{.cpp}
+      struct MyStruct
+      {
+        int a, b, my_embarrassing_variable_name, d, e;
+
+        template<class Archive>
+        void serialize(Archive & archive)
+        {
+          archive( CEREAL_NVP(a),
+                   CEREAL_NVP(b),
+                   cereal::make_nvp("var", my_embarrassing_variable_name) );
+                   CEREAL_NVP(d),
+                   CEREAL_NVP(e) );
+        }
+      };
+      @endcode
+
+      There is a slight amount of overhead to creating NameValuePairs, so there
+      is a third method which will elide the names when they are not used by
+      the Archive:
+
+      @code{.cpp}
+      struct MyStruct
+      {
+        int a, b;
+
+        template<class Archive>
+        void serialize(Archive & archive)
+        {
+          archive( cereal::make_nvp<Archive>(a),
+                   cereal::make_nvp<Archive>(b) );
+        }
+      };
+      @endcode
+
+      This third method is generally only used when providing generic type
+      support.  Users writing their own serialize functions will normally
+      explicitly control whether they want to use NVPs or not.
+
+      @internal */
+  template <class T>
+  class NameValuePair : detail::NameValuePairCore
+  {
+    private:
+      // If we get passed an array, keep the type as is, otherwise store
+      // a reference if we were passed an l value reference, else copy the value
+      using Type = typename std::conditional<std::is_array<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::value,
+                                             typename std::remove_cv<T>::type,
+                                             typename std::conditional<std::is_lvalue_reference<T>::value,
+                                                                       T,
+                                                                       typename std::decay<T>::type>::type>::type;
+
+      // prevent nested nvps
+      static_assert( !std::is_base_of<detail::NameValuePairCore, T>::value,
+                     "Cannot pair a name to a NameValuePair" );
+
+      NameValuePair & operator=( NameValuePair const & ) = delete;
+
+    public:
+      //! Constructs a new NameValuePair
+      /*! @param n The name of the pair
+          @param v The value to pair.  Ideally this should be an l-value reference so that
+                   the value can be both loaded and saved to.  If you pass an r-value reference,
+                   the NameValuePair will store a copy of it instead of a reference.  Thus you should
+                   only pass r-values in cases where this makes sense, such as the result of some
+                   size() call.
+          @internal */
+      NameValuePair( char const * n, T && v ) : name(n), value(std::forward<T>(v)) {}
+
+      char const * name;
+      Type value;
+  };
+
+  //! A specialization of make_nvp<> that simply forwards the value for binary archives
+  /*! @relates NameValuePair
+      @internal */
+  template<class Archive, class T> inline
+  typename
+  std::enable_if<std::is_same<Archive, ::cereal::BinaryInputArchive>::value ||
+                 std::is_same<Archive, ::cereal::BinaryOutputArchive>::value,
+  T && >::type
+  make_nvp( const char *, T && value )
+  {
+    return std::forward<T>(value);
+  }
+
+  //! A specialization of make_nvp<> that actually creates an nvp for non-binary archives
+  /*! @relates NameValuePair
+      @internal */
+  template<class Archive, class T> inline
+  typename
+  std::enable_if<!std::is_same<Archive, ::cereal::BinaryInputArchive>::value &&
+                 !std::is_same<Archive, ::cereal::BinaryOutputArchive>::value,
+  NameValuePair<T> >::type
+  make_nvp( const char * name, T && value)
+  {
+    return {name, std::forward<T>(value)};
+  }
+
+  //! Convenience for creating a templated NVP
+  /*! For use in internal generic typing functions which have an
+      Archive type declared
+      @internal */
+  #define CEREAL_NVP_(name, value) ::cereal::make_nvp<Archive>(name, value)
+
+  // ######################################################################
+  //! A wrapper around data that can be serialized in a binary fashion
+  /*! This class is used to demarcate data that can safely be serialized
+      as a binary chunk of data.  Individual archives can then choose how
+      best represent this during serialization.
+
+      @internal */
+  template <class T>
+  struct BinaryData
+  {
+    //! Internally store the pointer as a void *, keeping const if created with
+    //! a const pointer
+    using PT = typename std::conditional<std::is_const<typename std::remove_pointer<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::type>::value,
+                                         const void *,
+                                         void *>::type;
+
+    BinaryData( T && d, uint64_t s ) : data(std::forward<T>(d)), size(s) {}
+
+    PT data;       //!< pointer to beginning of data
+    uint64_t size; //!< size in bytes
+  };
+
+  // ######################################################################
+  //! A wrapper around data that should be serialized after all non-deferred data
+  /*! This class is used to demarcate data that can only be safely serialized after
+      any data not wrapped in this class.
+
+      @internal */
+  template <class T>
+  class DeferredData : detail::DeferredDataCore
+  {
+    private:
+      // If we get passed an array, keep the type as is, otherwise store
+      // a reference if we were passed an l value reference, else copy the value
+      using Type = typename std::conditional<std::is_array<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::value,
+                                             typename std::remove_cv<T>::type,
+                                             typename std::conditional<std::is_lvalue_reference<T>::value,
+                                                                       T,
+                                                                       typename std::decay<T>::type>::type>::type;
+
+      // prevent nested nvps
+      static_assert( !std::is_base_of<detail::DeferredDataCore, T>::value,
+                     "Cannot defer DeferredData" );
+
+      DeferredData & operator=( DeferredData const & ) = delete;
+
+    public:
+      //! Constructs a new NameValuePair
+      /*! @param v The value to defer.  Ideally this should be an l-value reference so that
+                   the value can be both loaded and saved to.  If you pass an r-value reference,
+                   the DeferredData will store a copy of it instead of a reference.  Thus you should
+                   only pass r-values in cases where this makes sense, such as the result of some
+                   size() call.
+          @internal */
+      DeferredData( T && v ) : value(std::forward<T>(v)) {}
+
+      Type value;
+  };
+
+  // ######################################################################
+  namespace detail
+  {
+    // base classes for type checking
+    /* The rtti virtual function only exists to enable an archive to
+       be used in a polymorphic fashion, if necessary.  See the
+       archive adapters for an example of this */
+    class OutputArchiveBase
+    {
+      public:
+        OutputArchiveBase() = default;
+        OutputArchiveBase( OutputArchiveBase && ) CEREAL_NOEXCEPT {}
+        OutputArchiveBase & operator=( OutputArchiveBase && ) CEREAL_NOEXCEPT { return *this; }
+        virtual ~OutputArchiveBase() CEREAL_NOEXCEPT = default;
+
+      private:
+        virtual void rtti() {}
+    };
+
+    class InputArchiveBase
+    {
+      public:
+        InputArchiveBase() = default;
+        InputArchiveBase( InputArchiveBase && ) CEREAL_NOEXCEPT {}
+        InputArchiveBase & operator=( InputArchiveBase && ) CEREAL_NOEXCEPT { return *this; }
+        virtual ~InputArchiveBase() CEREAL_NOEXCEPT = default;
+
+      private:
+        virtual void rtti() {}
+    };
+
+    // forward decls for polymorphic support
+    template <class Archive, class T> struct polymorphic_serialization_support;
+    struct adl_tag;
+
+    // used during saving pointers
+    static const uint32_t msb_32bit  = 0x80000000;
+    static const int32_t msb2_32bit = 0x40000000;
+  }
+
+  // ######################################################################
+  //! A wrapper around size metadata
+  /*! This class provides a way for archives to have more flexibility over how
+      they choose to serialize size metadata for containers.  For some archive
+      types, the size may be implicitly encoded in the output (e.g. JSON) and
+      not need an explicit entry.  Specializing serialize or load/save for
+      your archive and SizeTags allows you to choose what happens.
+
+      @internal */
+  template <class T>
+  class SizeTag
+  {
+    private:
+      // Store a reference if passed an lvalue reference, otherwise
+      // make a copy of the data
+      using Type = typename std::conditional<std::is_lvalue_reference<T>::value,
+                                             T,
+                                             typename std::decay<T>::type>::type;
+
+      SizeTag & operator=( SizeTag const & ) = delete;
+
+    public:
+      SizeTag( T && sz ) : size(std::forward<T>(sz)) {}
+
+      Type size;
+  };
+
+  // ######################################################################
+  //! A wrapper around a key and value for serializing data into maps.
+  /*! This class just provides a grouping of keys and values into a struct for
+      human readable archives. For example, XML archives will use this wrapper
+      to write maps like so:
+
+      @code{.xml}
+      <mymap>
+        <item0>
+          <key>MyFirstKey</key>
+          <value>MyFirstValue</value>
+        </item0>
+        <item1>
+          <key>MySecondKey</key>
+          <value>MySecondValue</value>
+        </item1>
+      </mymap>
+      @endcode
+
+      \sa make_map_item
+      @internal */
+  template <class Key, class Value>
+  struct MapItem
+  {
+    using KeyType = typename std::conditional<
+      std::is_lvalue_reference<Key>::value,
+      Key,
+      typename std::decay<Key>::type>::type;
+
+    using ValueType = typename std::conditional<
+      std::is_lvalue_reference<Value>::value,
+      Value,
+      typename std::decay<Value>::type>::type;
+
+    //! Construct a MapItem from a key and a value
+    /*! @internal */
+    MapItem( Key && key_, Value && value_ ) : key(std::forward<Key>(key_)), value(std::forward<Value>(value_)) {}
+
+    MapItem & operator=( MapItem const & ) = delete;
+
+    KeyType key;
+    ValueType value;
+
+    //! Serialize the MapItem with the NVPs "key" and "value"
+    template <class Archive> inline
+    void CEREAL_SERIALIZE_FUNCTION_NAME(Archive & archive)
+    {
+      archive( make_nvp<Archive>("key",   key),
+               make_nvp<Archive>("value", value) );
+    }
+  };
+
+  //! Create a MapItem so that human readable archives will group keys and values together
+  /*! @internal
+      @relates MapItem */
+  template <class KeyType, class ValueType> inline
+  MapItem<KeyType, ValueType> make_map_item(KeyType && key, ValueType && value)
+  {
+    return {std::forward<KeyType>(key), std::forward<ValueType>(value)};
+  }
+
+  namespace detail
+  {
+    //! Tag for Version, which due to its anonymous namespace, becomes a different
+    //! type in each translation unit
+    /*! This allows CEREAL_CLASS_VERSION to be safely called in a header file */
+    namespace{ struct version_binding_tag {}; }
+
+    // ######################################################################
+    //! Version information class
+    /*! This is the base case for classes that have not been explicitly
+        registered */
+    template <class T, class BindingTag = version_binding_tag> struct Version
+    {
+      static const std::uint32_t version = 0;
+      // we don't need to explicitly register these types since they
+      // always get a version number of 0
+    };
+
+    //! Holds all registered version information
+    struct Versions
+    {
+      std::unordered_map<std::size_t, std::uint32_t> mapping;
+
+      std::uint32_t find( std::size_t hash, std::uint32_t version )
+      {
+        const auto result = mapping.emplace( hash, version );
+        return result.first->second;
+      }
+    }; // struct Versions
+  } // namespace detail
+} // namespace cereal
+
+#endif // CEREAL_DETAILS_HELPERS_HPP_

data/vendor/cereal/include/cereal/details/polymorphic_impl.hpp

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+/*! \file polymorphic_impl.hpp
+    \brief Internal polymorphism support
+    \ingroup Internal */
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2014, Randolph Voorhies, Shane Grant
+  All rights reserved.
+
+  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+      * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+      * 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.
+      * Neither the name of cereal nor the
+        names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+        derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+  ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+  WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+  DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL RANDOLPH VOORHIES OR SHANE GRANT 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.
+*/
+
+/* This code is heavily inspired by the boost serialization implementation by the following authors
+
+   (C) Copyright 2002 Robert Ramey - http://www.rrsd.com .
+   Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
+   License, Version 1.0. (See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+    See http://www.boost.org for updates, documentation, and revision history.
+
+   (C) Copyright 2006 David Abrahams - http://www.boost.org.
+
+   See /boost/serialization/export.hpp, /boost/archive/detail/register_archive.hpp,
+   and /boost/serialization/void_cast.hpp for their implementation. Additional details
+   found in other files split across serialization and archive.
+*/
+#ifndef CEREAL_DETAILS_POLYMORPHIC_IMPL_HPP_
+#define CEREAL_DETAILS_POLYMORPHIC_IMPL_HPP_
+
+#include "cereal/details/polymorphic_impl_fwd.hpp"
+#include "cereal/details/static_object.hpp"
+#include "cereal/types/memory.hpp"
+#include "cereal/types/string.hpp"
+#include <functional>
+#include <typeindex>
+#include <map>
+#include <limits>
+#include <set>
+#include <stack>
+
+//! Helper macro to omit unused warning
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+  // GCC / clang don't want the function
+  #define CEREAL_BIND_TO_ARCHIVES_UNUSED_FUNCTION
+#else
+  #define CEREAL_BIND_TO_ARCHIVES_UNUSED_FUNCTION static void unused() { (void)b; }
+#endif
+
+//! Binds a polymorhic type to all registered archives
+/*! This binds a polymorphic type to all compatible registered archives that
+    have been registered with CEREAL_REGISTER_ARCHIVE.  This must be called
+    after all archives are registered (usually after the archives themselves
+    have been included). */
+#define CEREAL_BIND_TO_ARCHIVES(...)                                     \
+    namespace cereal {                                                   \
+    namespace detail {                                                   \
+    template<>                                                           \
+    struct init_binding<__VA_ARGS__> {                                   \
+        static bind_to_archives<__VA_ARGS__> const & b;                  \
+        CEREAL_BIND_TO_ARCHIVES_UNUSED_FUNCTION                          \
+    };                                                                   \
+    bind_to_archives<__VA_ARGS__> const & init_binding<__VA_ARGS__>::b = \
+        ::cereal::detail::StaticObject<                                  \
+            bind_to_archives<__VA_ARGS__>                                \
+        >::getInstance().bind();                                         \
+    }} /* end namespaces */
+
+namespace cereal
+{
+  /* Polymorphic casting support */
+  namespace detail
+  {
+    //! Base type for polymorphic void casting
+    /*! Contains functions for casting between registered base and derived types.
+
+        This is necessary so that cereal can properly cast between polymorphic types
+        even though void pointers are used, which normally have no type information.
+        Runtime type information is used instead to index a compile-time made mapping
+        that can perform the proper cast. In the case of multiple levels of inheritance,
+        cereal will attempt to find the shortest path by using registered relationships to
+        perform the cast.
+
+        This class will be allocated as a StaticObject and only referenced by pointer,
+        allowing a templated derived version of it to define strongly typed functions
+        that cast between registered base and derived types. */
+    struct PolymorphicCaster
+    {
+      PolymorphicCaster() = default;
+      PolymorphicCaster( const PolymorphicCaster & ) = default;
+      PolymorphicCaster & operator=( const PolymorphicCaster & ) = default;
+      PolymorphicCaster( PolymorphicCaster && ) CEREAL_NOEXCEPT {}
+      PolymorphicCaster & operator=( PolymorphicCaster && ) CEREAL_NOEXCEPT { return *this; }
+      virtual ~PolymorphicCaster() CEREAL_NOEXCEPT = default;
+
+      //! Downcasts to the proper derived type
+      virtual void const * downcast( void const * const ptr ) const = 0;
+      //! Upcast to proper base type
+      virtual void * upcast( void * const ptr ) const = 0;
+      //! Upcast to proper base type, shared_ptr version
+      virtual std::shared_ptr<void> upcast( std::shared_ptr<void> const & ptr ) const = 0;
+    };
+
+    //! Holds registered mappings between base and derived types for casting
+    /*! This will be allocated as a StaticObject and holds a map containing
+        all registered mappings between base and derived types. */
+    struct PolymorphicCasters
+    {
+      //! Maps from a derived type index to a set of chainable casters
+      using DerivedCasterMap = std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::vector<PolymorphicCaster const *>>;
+      //! Maps from base type index to a map from derived type index to caster
+      std::unordered_map<std::type_index, DerivedCasterMap> map;
+
+      std::multimap<std::type_index, std::type_index> reverseMap;
+
+      //! Error message used for unregistered polymorphic casts
+      #define UNREGISTERED_POLYMORPHIC_CAST_EXCEPTION(LoadSave)                                                                                                                \
+        throw cereal::Exception("Trying to " #LoadSave " a registered polymorphic type with an unregistered polymorphic cast.\n"                                               \
+                                "Could not find a path to a base class (" + util::demangle(baseInfo.name()) + ") for type: " + ::cereal::util::demangledName<Derived>() + "\n" \
+                                "Make sure you either serialize the base class at some point via cereal::base_class or cereal::virtual_base_class.\n"                          \
+                                "Alternatively, manually register the association with CEREAL_REGISTER_POLYMORPHIC_RELATION.");
+
+      //! Checks if the mapping object that can perform the upcast or downcast exists, and returns it if so
+      /*! Uses the type index from the base and derived class to find the matching
+          registered caster. If no matching caster exists, the bool in the pair will be false and the vector
+          reference should not be used. */
+      static std::pair<bool, std::vector<PolymorphicCaster const *> const &>
+      lookup_if_exists( std::type_index const & baseIndex, std::type_index const & derivedIndex )
+      {
+        // First phase of lookup - match base type index
+        auto const & baseMap = StaticObject<PolymorphicCasters>::getInstance().map;
+        auto baseIter = baseMap.find( baseIndex );
+        if (baseIter == baseMap.end())
+          return {false, {}};
+
+        // Second phase - find a match from base to derived
+        auto const & derivedMap = baseIter->second;
+        auto derivedIter = derivedMap.find( derivedIndex );
+        if (derivedIter == derivedMap.end())
+          return {false, {}};
+
+        return {true, derivedIter->second};
+      }
+
+      //! Gets the mapping object that can perform the upcast or downcast
+      /*! Uses the type index from the base and derived class to find the matching
+          registered caster. If no matching caster exists, calls the exception function.
+
+          The returned PolymorphicCaster is capable of upcasting or downcasting between the two types. */
+      template <class F> inline
+      static std::vector<PolymorphicCaster const *> const & lookup( std::type_index const & baseIndex, std::type_index const & derivedIndex, F && exceptionFunc )
+      {
+        // First phase of lookup - match base type index
+        auto const & baseMap = StaticObject<PolymorphicCasters>::getInstance().map;
+        auto baseIter = baseMap.find( baseIndex );
+        if( baseIter == baseMap.end() )
+          exceptionFunc();
+
+        // Second phase - find a match from base to derived
+        auto const & derivedMap = baseIter->second;
+        auto derivedIter = derivedMap.find( derivedIndex );
+        if( derivedIter == derivedMap.end() )
+          exceptionFunc();
+
+        return derivedIter->second;
+      }
+
+      //! Performs a downcast to the derived type using a registered mapping
+      template <class Derived> inline
+      static const Derived * downcast( const void * dptr, std::type_info const & baseInfo )
+      {
+        auto const & mapping = lookup( baseInfo, typeid(Derived), [&](){ UNREGISTERED_POLYMORPHIC_CAST_EXCEPTION(save) } );
+
+        for( auto const * dmap : mapping )
+          dptr = dmap->downcast( dptr );
+
+        return static_cast<Derived const *>( dptr );
+      }
+
+      //! Performs an upcast to the registered base type using the given a derived type
+      /*! The return is untyped because the final casting to the base type must happen in the polymorphic
+          serialization function, where the type is known at compile time */
+      template <class Derived> inline
+      static void * upcast( Derived * const dptr, std::type_info const & baseInfo )
+      {
+        auto const & mapping = lookup( baseInfo, typeid(Derived), [&](){ UNREGISTERED_POLYMORPHIC_CAST_EXCEPTION(load) } );
+
+        void * uptr = dptr;
+        for( auto mIter = mapping.rbegin(), mEnd = mapping.rend(); mIter != mEnd; ++mIter )
+          uptr = (*mIter)->upcast( uptr );
+
+        return uptr;
+      }
+
+      //! Upcasts for shared pointers
+      template <class Derived> inline
+      static std::shared_ptr<void> upcast( std::shared_ptr<Derived> const & dptr, std::type_info const & baseInfo )
+      {
+        auto const & mapping = lookup( baseInfo, typeid(Derived), [&](){ UNREGISTERED_POLYMORPHIC_CAST_EXCEPTION(load) } );
+
+        std::shared_ptr<void> uptr = dptr;
+        for( auto mIter = mapping.rbegin(), mEnd = mapping.rend(); mIter != mEnd; ++mIter )
+          uptr = (*mIter)->upcast( uptr );
+
+        return uptr;
+      }
+
+      #undef UNREGISTERED_POLYMORPHIC_CAST_EXCEPTION
+    };
+
+    #ifdef CEREAL_OLDER_GCC
+      #define CEREAL_EMPLACE_MAP(map, key, value)                     \
+      map.insert( std::make_pair(std::move(key), std::move(value)) );
+    #else // NOT CEREAL_OLDER_GCC
+      #define CEREAL_EMPLACE_MAP(map, key, value)                     \
+      map.emplace( key, value );
+    #endif // NOT_CEREAL_OLDER_GCC
+
+    //! Strongly typed derivation of PolymorphicCaster
+    template <class Base, class Derived>
+    struct PolymorphicVirtualCaster : PolymorphicCaster
+    {
+      //! Inserts an entry in the polymorphic casting map for this pairing
+      /*! Creates an explicit mapping between Base and Derived in both upwards and
+          downwards directions, allowing void pointers to either to be properly cast
+          assuming dynamic type information is available */
+      PolymorphicVirtualCaster()
+      {
+        const auto baseKey = std::type_index(typeid(Base));
+        const auto derivedKey = std::type_index(typeid(Derived));
+
+        // First insert the relation Base->Derived
+        const auto lock = StaticObject<PolymorphicCasters>::lock();
+        auto & baseMap = StaticObject<PolymorphicCasters>::getInstance().map;
+
+        {
+          auto & derivedMap = baseMap.insert( {baseKey, PolymorphicCasters::DerivedCasterMap{}} ).first->second;
+          auto & derivedVec = derivedMap.insert( {derivedKey, {}} ).first->second;
+          derivedVec.push_back( this );
+        }
+
+        // Insert reverse relation Derived->Base
+        auto & reverseMap = StaticObject<PolymorphicCasters>::getInstance().reverseMap;
+        CEREAL_EMPLACE_MAP(reverseMap, derivedKey, baseKey);
+
+        // Find all chainable unregistered relations
+        /* The strategy here is to process only the nodes in the class hierarchy graph that have been
+           affected by the new insertion. The aglorithm iteratively processes a node an ensures that it
+           is updated with all new shortest length paths. It then rocesses the parents of the active node,
+           with the knowledge that all children have already been processed.
+
+           Note that for the following, we'll use the nomenclature of parent and child to not confuse with
+           the inserted base derived relationship */
+        {
+          // Checks whether there is a path from parent->child and returns a <dist, path> pair
+          // dist is set to MAX if the path does not exist
+          auto checkRelation = [](std::type_index const & parentInfo, std::type_index const & childInfo) ->
+            std::pair<size_t, std::vector<PolymorphicCaster const *> const &>
+          {
+            auto result = PolymorphicCasters::lookup_if_exists( parentInfo, childInfo );
+            if( result.first )
+            {
+              auto const & path = result.second;
+              return {path.size(), path};
+            }
+            else
+              return {(std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max)(), {}};
+          };
+
+          std::stack<std::type_index>         parentStack;      // Holds the parent nodes to be processed
+          std::vector<std::type_index> dirtySet;                // Marks child nodes that have been changed
+          std::unordered_set<std::type_index> processedParents; // Marks parent nodes that have been processed
+
+          // Checks if a child has been marked dirty
+          auto isDirty = [&](std::type_index const & c)
+          {
+            auto const dirtySetSize = dirtySet.size();
+            for( size_t i = 0; i < dirtySetSize; ++i )
+              if( dirtySet[i] == c )
+                return true;
+
+            return false;
+          };
+
+          // Begin processing the base key and mark derived as dirty
+          parentStack.push( baseKey );
+          dirtySet.emplace_back( derivedKey );
+
+          while( !parentStack.empty() )
+          {
+            using Relations = std::unordered_multimap<std::type_index, std::pair<std::type_index, std::vector<PolymorphicCaster const *>>>;
+            Relations unregisteredRelations; // Defer insertions until after main loop to prevent iterator invalidation
+
+            const auto parent = parentStack.top();
+            parentStack.pop();
+
+            // Update paths to all children marked dirty
+            for( auto const & childPair : baseMap[parent] )
+            {
+              const auto child = childPair.first;
+              if( isDirty( child ) && baseMap.count( child ) )
+              {
+                auto parentChildPath = checkRelation( parent, child );
+
+                // Search all paths from the child to its own children (finalChild),
+                // looking for a shorter parth from parent to finalChild
+                for( auto const & finalChildPair : baseMap[child] )
+                {
+                  const auto finalChild = finalChildPair.first;
+
+                  auto parentFinalChildPath = checkRelation( parent, finalChild );
+                  auto childFinalChildPath  = checkRelation( child, finalChild );
+
+                  const size_t newLength = 1u + parentChildPath.first;
+
+                  if( newLength < parentFinalChildPath.first )
+                  {
+                    std::vector<PolymorphicCaster const *> path = parentChildPath.second;
+                    path.insert( path.end(), childFinalChildPath.second.begin(), childFinalChildPath.second.end() );
+
+                    // Check to see if we have a previous uncommitted path in unregisteredRelations
+                    // that is shorter. If so, ignore this path
+                    auto hintRange = unregisteredRelations.equal_range( parent );
+                    auto hint = hintRange.first;
+                    for( ; hint != hintRange.second; ++hint )
+                      if( hint->second.first == finalChild )
+                        break;
+
+                    const bool uncommittedExists = hint != unregisteredRelations.end();
+                    if( uncommittedExists && (hint->second.second.size() <= newLength) )
+                      continue;
+
+                    auto newPath = std::pair<std::type_index, std::vector<PolymorphicCaster const *>>{finalChild, std::move(path)};
+
+                    // Insert the new path if it doesn't exist, otherwise this will just lookup where to do the
+                    // replacement
+                    #ifdef CEREAL_OLDER_GCC
+                    auto old = unregisteredRelations.insert( hint, std::make_pair(parent, newPath) );
+                    #else // NOT CEREAL_OLDER_GCC
+                    auto old = unregisteredRelations.emplace_hint( hint, parent, newPath );
+                    #endif // NOT CEREAL_OLDER_GCC
+
+                    // If there was an uncommitted path, we need to perform a replacement
+                    if( uncommittedExists )
+                      old->second = newPath;
+                  }
+                } // end loop over child's children
+              } // end if dirty and child has children
+            } // end loop over children
+
+            // Insert chained relations
+            for( auto const & it : unregisteredRelations )
+            {
+              auto & derivedMap = baseMap.find( it.first )->second;
+              derivedMap[it.second.first] = it.second.second;
+              CEREAL_EMPLACE_MAP(reverseMap, it.second.first, it.first );
+            }
+
+            // Mark current parent as modified
+            dirtySet.emplace_back( parent );
+
+            // Insert all parents of the current parent node that haven't yet been processed
+            auto parentRange = reverseMap.equal_range( parent );
+            for( auto pIter = parentRange.first; pIter != parentRange.second; ++pIter )
+            {
+              const auto pParent = pIter->second;
+              if( !processedParents.count( pParent ) )
+              {
+                parentStack.push( pParent );
+                processedParents.insert( pParent );
+              }
+            }
+          } // end loop over parent stack
+        } // end chainable relations
+      } // end PolymorphicVirtualCaster()
+
+      #undef CEREAL_EMPLACE_MAP
+
+      //! Performs the proper downcast with the templated types
+      void const * downcast( void const * const ptr ) const override
+      {
+        return dynamic_cast<Derived const*>( static_cast<Base const*>( ptr ) );
+      }
+
+      //! Performs the proper upcast with the templated types
+      void * upcast( void * const ptr ) const override
+      {
+        return dynamic_cast<Base*>( static_cast<Derived*>( ptr ) );
+      }
+
+      //! Performs the proper upcast with the templated types (shared_ptr version)
+      std::shared_ptr<void> upcast( std::shared_ptr<void> const & ptr ) const override
+      {
+        return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<Base>( std::static_pointer_cast<Derived>( ptr ) );
+      }
+    };
+
+    //! Registers a polymorphic casting relation between a Base and Derived type
+    /*! Registering a relation allows cereal to properly cast between the two types
+        given runtime type information and void pointers.
+
+        Registration happens automatically via cereal::base_class and cereal::virtual_base_class
+        instantiations. For cases where neither is called, see the CEREAL_REGISTER_POLYMORPHIC_RELATION
+        macro */
+    template <class Base, class Derived>
+    struct RegisterPolymorphicCaster
+    {
+      static PolymorphicCaster const * bind( std::true_type /* is_polymorphic<Base> */)
+      {
+        return &StaticObject<PolymorphicVirtualCaster<Base, Derived>>::getInstance();
+      }
+
+      static PolymorphicCaster const * bind( std::false_type /* is_polymorphic<Base> */ )
+      { return nullptr; }
+
+      //! Performs registration (binding) between Base and Derived
+      /*! If the type is not polymorphic, nothing will happen */
+      static PolymorphicCaster const * bind()
+      { return bind( typename std::is_polymorphic<Base>::type() ); }
+    };
+  }
+
+  /* General polymorphism support */
+  namespace detail
+  {
+    //! Binds a compile time type with a user defined string
+    template <class T>
+    struct binding_name {};
+
+    //! A structure holding a map from type_indices to output serializer functions
+    /*! A static object of this map should be created for each registered archive
+        type, containing entries for every registered type that describe how to
+        properly cast the type to its real type in polymorphic scenarios for
+        shared_ptr, weak_ptr, and unique_ptr. */
+    template <class Archive>
+    struct OutputBindingMap
+    {
+      //! A serializer function
+      /*! Serializer functions return nothing and take an archive as
+          their first parameter (will be cast properly inside the function,
+          a pointer to actual data (contents of smart_ptr's get() function)
+          as their second parameter, and the type info of the owning smart_ptr
+          as their final parameter */
+      typedef std::function<void(void*, void const *, std::type_info const &)> Serializer;
+
+      //! Struct containing the serializer functions for all pointer types
+      struct Serializers
+      {
+        Serializer shared_ptr, //!< Serializer function for shared/weak pointers
+                   unique_ptr; //!< Serializer function for unique pointers
+      };
+
+      //! A map of serializers for pointers of all registered types
+      std::map<std::type_index, Serializers> map;
+    };
+
+    //! An empty noop deleter
+    template<class T> struct EmptyDeleter { void operator()(T *) const {} };
+
+    //! A structure holding a map from type name strings to input serializer functions
+    /*! A static object of this map should be created for each registered archive
+        type, containing entries for every registered type that describe how to
+        properly cast the type to its real type in polymorphic scenarios for
+        shared_ptr, weak_ptr, and unique_ptr. */
+    template <class Archive>
+    struct InputBindingMap
+    {
+      //! Shared ptr serializer function
+      /*! Serializer functions return nothing and take an archive as
+          their first parameter (will be cast properly inside the function,
+          a shared_ptr (or unique_ptr for the unique case) of any base
+          type, and the type id of said base type as the third parameter.
+          Internally it will properly be loaded and cast to the correct type. */
+      typedef std::function<void(void*, std::shared_ptr<void> &, std::type_info const &)> SharedSerializer;
+      //! Unique ptr serializer function
+      typedef std::function<void(void*, std::unique_ptr<void, EmptyDeleter<void>> &, std::type_info const &)> UniqueSerializer;
+
+      //! Struct containing the serializer functions for all pointer types
+      struct Serializers
+      {
+        SharedSerializer shared_ptr; //!< Serializer function for shared/weak pointers
+        UniqueSerializer unique_ptr; //!< Serializer function for unique pointers
+      };
+
+      //! A map of serializers for pointers of all registered types
+      std::map<std::string, Serializers> map;
+    };
+
+    // forward decls for archives from cereal.hpp
+    class InputArchiveBase;
+    class OutputArchiveBase;
+
+    //! Creates a binding (map entry) between an input archive type and a polymorphic type
+    /*! Bindings are made when types are registered, assuming that at least one
+        archive has already been registered.  When this struct is created,
+        it will insert (at run time) an entry into a map that properly handles
+        casting for serializing polymorphic objects */
+    template <class Archive, class T> struct InputBindingCreator
+    {
+      //! Initialize the binding
+      InputBindingCreator()
+      {
+        auto & map = StaticObject<InputBindingMap<Archive>>::getInstance().map;
+        auto lock = StaticObject<InputBindingMap<Archive>>::lock();
+        auto key = std::string(binding_name<T>::name());
+        auto lb = map.lower_bound(key);
+
+        if (lb != map.end() && lb->first == key)
+          return;
+
+        typename InputBindingMap<Archive>::Serializers serializers;
+
+        serializers.shared_ptr =
+          [](void * arptr, std::shared_ptr<void> & dptr, std::type_info const & baseInfo)
+          {
+            Archive & ar = *static_cast<Archive*>(arptr);
+            std::shared_ptr<T> ptr;
+
+            ar( CEREAL_NVP_("ptr_wrapper", ::cereal::memory_detail::make_ptr_wrapper(ptr)) );
+
+            dptr = PolymorphicCasters::template upcast<T>( ptr, baseInfo );
+          };
+
+        serializers.unique_ptr =
+          [](void * arptr, std::unique_ptr<void, EmptyDeleter<void>> & dptr, std::type_info const & baseInfo)
+          {
+            Archive & ar = *static_cast<Archive*>(arptr);
+            std::unique_ptr<T> ptr;
+
+            ar( CEREAL_NVP_("ptr_wrapper", ::cereal::memory_detail::make_ptr_wrapper(ptr)) );
+
+            dptr.reset( PolymorphicCasters::template upcast<T>( ptr.release(), baseInfo ));
+          };
+
+        map.insert( lb, { std::move(key), std::move(serializers) } );
+      }
+    };
+
+    //! Creates a binding (map entry) between an output archive type and a polymorphic type
+    /*! Bindings are made when types are registered, assuming that at least one
+        archive has already been registered.  When this struct is created,
+        it will insert (at run time) an entry into a map that properly handles
+        casting for serializing polymorphic objects */
+    template <class Archive, class T> struct OutputBindingCreator
+    {
+      //! Writes appropriate metadata to the archive for this polymorphic type
+      static void writeMetadata(Archive & ar)
+      {
+        // Register the polymorphic type name with the archive, and get the id
+        char const * name = binding_name<T>::name();
+        std::uint32_t id = ar.registerPolymorphicType(name);
+
+        // Serialize the id
+        ar( CEREAL_NVP_("polymorphic_id", id) );
+
+        // If the msb of the id is 1, then the type name is new, and we should serialize it
+        if( id & detail::msb_32bit )
+        {
+          std::string namestring(name);
+          ar( CEREAL_NVP_("polymorphic_name", namestring) );
+        }
+      }
+
+      //! Holds a properly typed shared_ptr to the polymorphic type
+      class PolymorphicSharedPointerWrapper
+      {
+        public:
+          /*! Wrap a raw polymorphic pointer in a shared_ptr to its true type
+
+              The wrapped pointer will not be responsible for ownership of the held pointer
+              so it will not attempt to destroy it; instead the refcount of the wrapped
+              pointer will be tied to a fake 'ownership pointer' that will do nothing
+              when it ultimately goes out of scope.
+
+              The main reason for doing this, other than not to destroy the true object
+              with our wrapper pointer, is to avoid meddling with the internal reference
+              count in a polymorphic type that inherits from std::enable_shared_from_this.
+
+              @param dptr A void pointer to the contents of the shared_ptr to serialize */
+          PolymorphicSharedPointerWrapper( T const * dptr ) : refCount(), wrappedPtr( refCount, dptr )
+          { }
+
+          //! Get the wrapped shared_ptr */
+          inline std::shared_ptr<T const> const & operator()() const { return wrappedPtr; }
+
+        private:
+          std::shared_ptr<void> refCount;      //!< The ownership pointer
+          std::shared_ptr<T const> wrappedPtr; //!< The wrapped pointer
+      };
+
+      //! Does the actual work of saving a polymorphic shared_ptr
+      /*! This function will properly create a shared_ptr from the void * that is passed in
+          before passing it to the archive for serialization.
+
+          In addition, this will also preserve the state of any internal enable_shared_from_this mechanisms
+
+          @param ar The archive to serialize to
+          @param dptr Pointer to the actual data held by the shared_ptr */
+      static inline void savePolymorphicSharedPtr( Archive & ar, T const * dptr, std::true_type /* has_shared_from_this */ )
+      {
+        ::cereal::memory_detail::EnableSharedStateHelper<T> state( const_cast<T *>(dptr) );
+        PolymorphicSharedPointerWrapper psptr( dptr );
+        ar( CEREAL_NVP_("ptr_wrapper", memory_detail::make_ptr_wrapper( psptr() ) ) );
+      }
+
+      //! Does the actual work of saving a polymorphic shared_ptr
+      /*! This function will properly create a shared_ptr from the void * that is passed in
+          before passing it to the archive for serialization.
+
+          This version is for types that do not inherit from std::enable_shared_from_this.
+
+          @param ar The archive to serialize to
+          @param dptr Pointer to the actual data held by the shared_ptr */
+      static inline void savePolymorphicSharedPtr( Archive & ar, T const * dptr, std::false_type /* has_shared_from_this */ )
+      {
+        PolymorphicSharedPointerWrapper psptr( dptr );
+        ar( CEREAL_NVP_("ptr_wrapper", memory_detail::make_ptr_wrapper( psptr() ) ) );
+      }
+
+      //! Initialize the binding
+      OutputBindingCreator()
+      {
+        auto & map = StaticObject<OutputBindingMap<Archive>>::getInstance().map;
+        auto key = std::type_index(typeid(T));
+        auto lb = map.lower_bound(key);
+
+        if (lb != map.end() && lb->first == key)
+          return;
+
+        typename OutputBindingMap<Archive>::Serializers serializers;
+
+        serializers.shared_ptr =
+          [&](void * arptr, void const * dptr, std::type_info const & baseInfo)
+          {
+            Archive & ar = *static_cast<Archive*>(arptr);
+            writeMetadata(ar);
+
+            auto ptr = PolymorphicCasters::template downcast<T>( dptr, baseInfo );
+
+            #ifdef _MSC_VER
+            savePolymorphicSharedPtr( ar, ptr, ::cereal::traits::has_shared_from_this<T>::type() ); // MSVC doesn't like typename here
+            #else // not _MSC_VER
+            savePolymorphicSharedPtr( ar, ptr, typename ::cereal::traits::has_shared_from_this<T>::type() );
+            #endif // _MSC_VER
+          };
+
+        serializers.unique_ptr =
+          [&](void * arptr, void const * dptr, std::type_info const & baseInfo)
+          {
+            Archive & ar = *static_cast<Archive*>(arptr);
+            writeMetadata(ar);
+
+            std::unique_ptr<T const, EmptyDeleter<T const>> const ptr( PolymorphicCasters::template downcast<T>( dptr, baseInfo ) );
+
+            ar( CEREAL_NVP_("ptr_wrapper", memory_detail::make_ptr_wrapper(ptr)) );
+          };
+
+        map.insert( { std::move(key), std::move(serializers) } );
+      }
+    };
+
+    //! Used to help out argument dependent lookup for finding potential overloads
+    //! of instantiate_polymorphic_binding
+    struct adl_tag {};
+
+    //! Tag for init_binding, bind_to_archives and instantiate_polymorphic_binding. Due to the use of anonymous
+    //! namespace it becomes a different type in each translation unit.
+    namespace { struct polymorphic_binding_tag {}; }
+
+    //! Causes the static object bindings between an archive type and a serializable type T
+    template <class Archive, class T>
+    struct create_bindings
+    {
+      static const InputBindingCreator<Archive, T> &
+      load(std::true_type)
+      {
+        return cereal::detail::StaticObject<InputBindingCreator<Archive, T>>::getInstance();
+      }
+
+      static const OutputBindingCreator<Archive, T> &
+      save(std::true_type)
+      {
+        return cereal::detail::StaticObject<OutputBindingCreator<Archive, T>>::getInstance();
+      }
+
+      inline static void load(std::false_type) {}
+      inline static void save(std::false_type) {}
+    };
+
+    //! When specialized, causes the compiler to instantiate its parameter
+    template <void(*)()>
+    struct instantiate_function {};
+
+    /*! This struct is used as the return type of instantiate_polymorphic_binding
+        for specific Archive types.  When the compiler looks for overloads of
+        instantiate_polymorphic_binding, it will be forced to instantiate this
+        struct during overload resolution, even though it will not be part of a valid
+        overload */
+    template <class Archive, class T>
+    struct polymorphic_serialization_support
+    {
+      #if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
+      //! Creates the appropriate bindings depending on whether the archive supports
+      //! saving or loading
+      virtual CEREAL_DLL_EXPORT void instantiate() CEREAL_USED;
+      #else // NOT _MSC_VER
+      //! Creates the appropriate bindings depending on whether the archive supports
+      //! saving or loading
+      static CEREAL_DLL_EXPORT void instantiate() CEREAL_USED;
+      //! This typedef causes the compiler to instantiate this static function
+      typedef instantiate_function<instantiate> unused;
+      #endif // _MSC_VER
+    };
+
+    // instantiate implementation
+    template <class Archive, class T>
+    CEREAL_DLL_EXPORT void polymorphic_serialization_support<Archive,T>::instantiate()
+    {
+      create_bindings<Archive,T>::save( std::integral_constant<bool,
+                                          std::is_base_of<detail::OutputArchiveBase, Archive>::value &&
+                                          traits::is_output_serializable<T, Archive>::value>{} );
+
+      create_bindings<Archive,T>::load( std::integral_constant<bool,
+                                          std::is_base_of<detail::InputArchiveBase, Archive>::value &&
+                                          traits::is_input_serializable<T, Archive>::value>{} );
+    }
+
+    //! Begins the binding process of a type to all registered archives
+    /*! Archives need to be registered prior to this struct being instantiated via
+        the CEREAL_REGISTER_ARCHIVE macro.  Overload resolution will then force
+        several static objects to be made that allow us to bind together all
+        registered archive types with the parameter type T. */
+    template <class T, class Tag = polymorphic_binding_tag>
+    struct bind_to_archives
+    {
+      //! Binding for non abstract types
+      void bind(std::false_type) const
+      {
+        instantiate_polymorphic_binding(static_cast<T*>(nullptr), 0, Tag{}, adl_tag{});
+      }
+
+      //! Binding for abstract types
+      void bind(std::true_type) const
+      { }
+
+      //! Binds the type T to all registered archives
+      /*! If T is abstract, we will not serialize it and thus
+          do not need to make a binding */
+      bind_to_archives const & bind() const
+      {
+        static_assert( std::is_polymorphic<T>::value,
+                       "Attempting to register non polymorphic type" );
+        bind( std::is_abstract<T>() );
+        return *this;
+      }
+    };
+
+    //! Used to hide the static object used to bind T to registered archives
+    template <class T, class Tag = polymorphic_binding_tag>
+    struct init_binding;
+
+    //! Base case overload for instantiation
+    /*! This will end up always being the best overload due to the second
+        parameter always being passed as an int.  All other overloads will
+        accept pointers to archive types and have lower precedence than int.
+
+        Since the compiler needs to check all possible overloads, the
+        other overloads created via CEREAL_REGISTER_ARCHIVE, which will have
+        lower precedence due to requring a conversion from int to (Archive*),
+        will cause their return types to be instantiated through the static object
+        mechanisms even though they are never called.
+
+        See the documentation for the other functions to try and understand this */
+    template <class T, typename BindingTag>
+    void instantiate_polymorphic_binding( T*, int, BindingTag, adl_tag ) {}
+  } // namespace detail
+} // namespace cereal
+
+#endif // CEREAL_DETAILS_POLYMORPHIC_IMPL_HPP_