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+// Copyright Contributors to the OpenVDB Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+/*!
+    \file nanovdb/GridHandle.h
+
+    \author Ken Museth
+
+    \date January 8, 2020
+
+    \brief Defines GridHandle, which manages a host, and possibly a device,
+           memory buffer containing one or more NanoVDB grids.
+*/
+
+#ifndef NANOVDB_GRID_HANDLE_H_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED
+#define NANOVDB_GRID_HANDLE_H_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED
+
+#include <fstream> // for std::ifstream
+#include <iostream> // for std::cerr/cout
+#include <vector>
+#include <initializer_list>
+
+#include <nanovdb/NanoVDB.h>// for toGridType
+#include <nanovdb/HostBuffer.h>
+#include <nanovdb/tools/GridChecksum.h>// for updateGridCount
+
+namespace nanovdb {
+
+// --------------------------> GridHandle <------------------------------------
+
+struct GridHandleMetaData {uint64_t offset, size; GridType gridType;};
+
+/// @brief This class serves to manage a buffer containing one or more NanoVDB Grids.
+///
+/// @note  It is important to note that this class does NOT depend on OpenVDB.
+template<typename BufferT = HostBuffer>
+class GridHandle
+{
+    std::vector<GridHandleMetaData> mMetaData;
+    BufferT mBuffer;
+
+    template <typename T>
+    static T* no_const(const T* ptr) { return const_cast<T*>(ptr); }
+
+public:
+    using BufferType = BufferT;
+
+    /// @brief  Move constructor from a dual host-device buffer
+    /// @param buffer buffer containing one or more NanoGrids that will be moved into this GridHandle
+    /// @throw Will throw and error with the buffer does not contain a valid NanoGrid!
+    /// @note The implementation of this template specialization is in nanovdb/cuda/GridHandle.cuh since it requires CUDA
+    template<typename T = BufferT, typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<T>::hasDeviceDual, int>::type = 0>
+    GridHandle(T&& buffer);
+
+    /// @brief  Move constructor from a host buffer
+    /// @param buffer buffer containing one or more NanoGrids that will be moved into this GridHandle
+    /// @throw Will throw and error with the buffer does not contain a valid NanoGrid!
+    template<typename T = BufferT, typename util::disable_if<BufferTraits<T>::hasDeviceDual, int>::type = 0>
+    GridHandle(T&& buffer);
+
+    /// @brief Constructs an empty GridHandle
+    GridHandle() = default;
+
+    /// @brief Disallow copy-construction
+    GridHandle(const GridHandle&) = delete;
+
+    /// @brief Move copy-constructor
+    GridHandle(GridHandle&& other) noexcept {
+        mBuffer   = std::move(other.mBuffer);
+        mMetaData = std::move(other.mMetaData);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief clear this GridHandle to an empty handle
+    void reset() {
+        mBuffer.clear();
+        mMetaData.clear();
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Disallow copy assignment operation
+    GridHandle& operator=(const GridHandle&) = delete;
+
+    /// @brief Move copy assignment operation
+    GridHandle& operator=(GridHandle&& other) noexcept {
+        mBuffer   = std::move(other.mBuffer);
+        mMetaData = std::move(other.mMetaData);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Performs a deep copy of the GridHandle, possibly templated on a different buffer type
+    /// @tparam OtherBufferT Buffer type of the deep copy
+    /// @param buffer optional buffer used for allocation
+    /// @return A new handle of the specified buffer type that contains a deep copy of the current handle
+    template <typename OtherBufferT = HostBuffer>
+    GridHandle<OtherBufferT> copy(const OtherBufferT& buffer = OtherBufferT()) const;
+
+    /// @brief Return a reference to the buffer
+    BufferT&       buffer() { return mBuffer; }
+
+    /// @brief Return a const reference to the buffer
+    const BufferT& buffer() const { return mBuffer; }
+
+    /// @brief Returns a non-const pointer to the data.
+    /// @warning Note that the return pointer can be NULL if the GridHandle was not initialized
+    void* data() { return mBuffer.data(); }
+
+    /// @brief Returns a const pointer to the data.
+    /// @warning Note that the return pointer can be NULL if the GridHandle was not initialized
+    const void* data() const { return mBuffer.data(); }
+
+    template<typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, const void*>::type
+    deviceData() const { return mBuffer.deviceData(); }
+    template<typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, const void*>::type
+    deviceData(int device) const { return mBuffer.deviceData(device); }
+    template<typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, void*>::type
+    deviceData() { return mBuffer.deviceData(); }
+    template<typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, void*>::type
+    deviceData(int device) { return mBuffer.deviceData(device); }
+
+    //@{
+    /// @brief Returns the size in bytes of the raw memory buffer managed by this GridHandle.
+    [[deprecated("Use GridHandle::bufferSize instead.")]] uint64_t size() const { return mBuffer.size(); }
+    uint64_t bufferSize() const { return mBuffer.size(); }
+    //@}
+
+    //@{
+    /// @brief Return true if this handle is empty, i.e. has no allocated memory
+    bool empty()   const { return mBuffer.size() == 0; }
+    bool isEmpty() const { return mBuffer.size() == 0; }
+    //@}
+
+    /// @brief Return true if this handle is not empty, i.e. contains at least one grid
+    operator bool() const { return !this->empty(); }
+
+    /// @brief Returns a const host pointer to the @a n'th NanoVDB grid encoded in this GridHandle.
+    /// @tparam ValueT Value type of the grid point to be returned
+    /// @param n Index of the (host) grid pointer to be returned
+    /// @warning Note that the return pointer can be NULL if the GridHandle no host grid, @a n is invalid
+    ///          or if the template parameter does not match the specified grid!
+    template<typename ValueT>
+    const NanoGrid<ValueT>* grid(uint32_t n = 0) const;
+
+    /// @brief Returns a host pointer to the @a n'th  NanoVDB grid encoded in this GridHandle.
+    /// @tparam ValueT Value type of the grid point to be returned
+    /// @param n Index of the (host) grid pointer to be returned
+    /// @warning Note that the return pointer can be NULL if the GridHandle no host grid, @a n is invalid
+    ///          or if the template parameter does not match the specified grid!
+    template<typename ValueT>
+    NanoGrid<ValueT>* grid(uint32_t n = 0) {return const_cast<NanoGrid<ValueT>*>(static_cast<const GridHandle*>(this)->template grid<ValueT>(n));}
+
+    /// @brief Return a const pointer to the @a n'th grid encoded in this GridHandle on the device, e.g. GPU
+    /// @tparam ValueT Value type of the grid point to be returned
+    /// @param n Index of the (device) grid pointer to be returned
+    /// @warning Note that the return pointer can be NULL if the GridHandle has no device grid, @a n is invalid,
+    ///          or if the template parameter does not match the specified grid.
+    template<typename ValueT, typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, const NanoGrid<ValueT>*>::type
+    deviceGrid(uint32_t n=0) const;
+
+    /// @brief Return a const pointer to the @a n'th grid encoded in this GridHandle on the device, e.g. GPU
+    /// @tparam ValueT Value type of the grid point to be returned
+    /// @param n Index of the grid pointer to be returned
+    /// @param verbose if non-zero error messages will be printed in case something failed
+    /// @warning Note that the return pointer can be NULL if the GridHandle was not initialized, @a n is invalid,
+    ///          or if the template parameter does not match the specified grid.
+    template<typename ValueT, typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, NanoGrid<ValueT>*>::type
+    deviceGrid(uint32_t n=0){return const_cast<NanoGrid<ValueT>*>(static_cast<const GridHandle*>(this)->template deviceGrid<ValueT>(n));}
+
+    /// @brief Upload the grid to the device, e.g. from CPU to GPU
+    /// @note This method is only available if the buffer supports devices
+    template<typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, void>::type
+    deviceUpload(void* stream, bool sync = true) { mBuffer.deviceUpload(stream, sync); }
+
+    /// @brief Upload the host buffer to a specific device buffer. It device buffer doesn't exist it's created first
+    /// @param device Device to upload host data to
+    /// @param stream cuda stream
+    /// @param sync if false the memory copy is asynchronous
+    template<typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, void>::type
+    deviceUpload(int device = 0, void* stream = nullptr, bool sync = true) { mBuffer.deviceUpload(device, stream, sync); }
+
+    /// @brief Download the grid to from the device, e.g. from GPU to CPU
+    /// @note This method is only available if the buffer supports devices
+    template<typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, void>::type
+    deviceDownload(void* stream, bool sync = true) { mBuffer.deviceDownload(stream, sync); }
+
+    template<typename U = BufferT>
+    typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, void>::type
+    deviceDownload(int device = 0, void* stream = nullptr, bool sync = true) { mBuffer.deviceDownload(device, stream, sync); }
+
+    /// @brief Check if the buffer is this handle has any padding, i.e. if the buffer is larger than the combined size of all its grids
+    /// @return true is the combined size of all grid is smaller than the buffer size
+    bool isPadded() const {return mMetaData.empty() ? false : mMetaData.back().offset + mMetaData.back().size != mBuffer.size();}
+
+    /// @brief Return the total number of grids contained in this buffer
+    uint32_t gridCount() const {return static_cast<uint32_t>(mMetaData.size());}
+
+    /// @brief Return the grid size of the @a n'th grid in this GridHandle
+    /// @param n index of the grid (assumed to be less than gridCount())
+    /// @return Return the byte size of the specified grid
+    uint64_t gridSize(uint32_t n = 0) const {return mMetaData[n].size; }
+
+    /// @brief compute the total sum of memory footprints of all the grids in this buffer
+    /// @return the number of bytes occupied by all grids associated with this buffer
+    uint64_t totalGridSize() const {
+        uint64_t sum = 0;
+        for (auto &m : mMetaData) sum += m.size;
+        NANOVDB_ASSERT(sum <= mBuffer.size());
+        return sum;
+    }
+
+    /// @brief compute the size of unused storage in this buffer
+    /// @return the number of unused bytes in this buffer.
+    uint64_t freeSize() const {return mBuffer.size() - this->totalGridSize();}
+
+    /// @brief Test if this buffer has any unused storage left, i.e. memory not occupied by grids
+    /// @return true if there is no extra storage left in this buffer, i.e. empty or fully occupied with grids
+    bool isFull() const { return this->totalGridSize() == mBuffer.size(); }
+
+    /// @brief Return the GridType of the @a n'th grid in this GridHandle
+    /// @param n index of the grid (assumed to be less than gridCount())
+    /// @return Return the GridType of the specified grid
+    GridType gridType(uint32_t n = 0) const {return mMetaData[n].gridType; }
+
+    /// @brief Access to the GridData of the n'th grid in the current handle
+    /// @param n zero-based ID of the grid
+    /// @return Const pointer to the n'th GridData in the current handle
+    const GridData* gridData(uint32_t n = 0) const;
+
+    /// @brief Returns a const point to the @a n'th grid meta data
+    /// @param n zero-based ID of the grid
+    /// @warning Note that the return pointer can be NULL if the GridHandle was not initialized
+    const GridMetaData* gridMetaData(uint32_t n = 0) const;
+
+    /// @brief Write a specific grid in this buffer to an output stream
+    /// @param os  output stream that the buffer will be written to
+    /// @param n zero-based index of the grid to be written to stream
+    void write(std::ostream& os, uint32_t n) const {
+        if (const GridData* data = this->gridData(n)) {
+            os.write((const char*)data, data->mGridSize);
+        } else {
+            throw std::runtime_error("GridHandle does not contain a #" + std::to_string(n) + " grid");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Write the entire grid buffer to an output stream
+    /// @param os output stream that the buffer will be written to
+    void write(std::ostream& os) const {
+        for (uint32_t n=0; n<this->gridCount(); ++n) this->write(os, n);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Write this entire grid buffer to a file
+    /// @param fileName string name of the output file
+    void write(const std::string &fileName) const {
+        std::ofstream os(fileName, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary | std::ios::trunc);
+        if (!os.is_open()) throw std::ios_base::failure("Unable to open file named \"" + fileName + "\" for output");
+        this->write(os);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Write a specific grid to file
+    /// @param fileName string name of the output file
+    /// @param n zero-based index of the grid to be written to file
+    void write(const std::string &fileName, uint32_t n) const {
+        std::ofstream os(fileName, std::ios::out | std::ios::binary | std::ios::trunc);
+        if (!os.is_open()) throw std::ios_base::failure("Unable to open file named \"" + fileName + "\" for output");
+        this->write(os, n);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Read an entire raw grid buffer from an input stream
+    /// @param is input stream containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param pool optional pool from which to allocate the new grid buffer
+    /// @throw Will throw a std::logic_error if the stream does not contain a valid raw grid
+    void read(std::istream& is, const BufferT& pool = BufferT());
+
+    /// @brief Read a specific grid from an input stream containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param is input stream containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param n zero-based index of the grid to be read
+    /// @param pool optional pool from which to allocate the new grid buffer
+    /// @throw Will throw a std::logic_error if the stream does not contain a valid raw grid
+    void read(std::istream& is, uint32_t n, const BufferT& pool = BufferT());
+
+    /// @brief Read a specific grid from an input stream containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param is input stream containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param gridName string name of the grid to be read
+    /// @param pool optional pool from which to allocate the new grid buffer
+    /// @throw Will throw a std::logic_error if the stream does not contain a valid raw grid with the specified name
+    void read(std::istream& is, const std::string &gridName, const BufferT& pool = BufferT());
+
+    /// @brief Read a raw grid buffer from a file
+    /// @param filename string name of the input file containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param pool optional pool from which to allocate the new grid buffer
+    void read(const std::string &fileName, const BufferT& pool = BufferT()) {
+        std::ifstream is(fileName, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+        if (!is.is_open()) throw std::ios_base::failure("Unable to open file named \"" + fileName + "\" for input");
+        this->read(is, pool);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Read a specific grid from a file containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param filename string name of the input file containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param n zero-based index of the grid to be read
+    /// @param pool optional pool from which to allocate the new grid buffer
+    /// @throw Will throw a std::ios_base::failure if the file does not exist and a
+    ///        std::logic_error if the files does not contain a valid raw grid
+    void read(const std::string &fileName, uint32_t n, const BufferT& pool = BufferT()) {
+        std::ifstream is(fileName, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+        if (!is.is_open()) throw std::ios_base::failure("Unable to open file named \"" + fileName + "\" for input");
+        this->read(is, n, pool);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Read a specific grid from a file containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param filename string name of the input file containing a raw grid buffer
+    /// @param gridName string name of the grid to be read
+    /// @param pool optional pool from which to allocate the new grid buffer
+    /// @throw Will throw a std::ios_base::failure if the file does not exist and a
+    ///        std::logic_error if the files does not contain a valid raw grid withe the specified name
+    void read(const std::string &fileName, const std::string &gridName, const BufferT& pool = BufferT()) {
+        std::ifstream is(fileName, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+        if (!is.is_open()) throw std::ios_base::failure("Unable to open file named \"" + fileName + "\" for input");
+        this->read(is, gridName, pool);
+    }
+}; // GridHandle
+
+// --------------------------> Implementation of private methods in GridHandle <------------------------------------
+
+template<typename BufferT>
+inline const GridData* GridHandle<BufferT>::gridData(uint32_t n) const
+{
+    const void *data = this->data();
+    if (data == nullptr || n >= mMetaData.size()) return nullptr;
+    return util::PtrAdd<GridData>(data, mMetaData[n].offset);
+}// const GridData* GridHandle<BufferT>::gridData(uint32_t n) const
+
+template<typename BufferT>
+inline const GridMetaData* GridHandle<BufferT>::gridMetaData(uint32_t n) const
+{
+    const auto *data = this->data();
+    if (data == nullptr || n >= mMetaData.size()) return nullptr;
+    return util::PtrAdd<GridMetaData>(data, mMetaData[n].offset);
+}// const GridMetaData* GridHandle<BufferT>::gridMetaData(uint32_t n) const
+
+inline __hostdev__ void cpyGridHandleMeta(const GridData *data, GridHandleMetaData *meta)
+{
+    uint64_t offset = 0;
+    for (auto *p=meta, *q=p+data->mGridCount; p!=q; ++p) {
+        *p = {offset,  data->mGridSize, data->mGridType};
+        offset += p->size;
+        data = util::PtrAdd<GridData>(data, p->size);
+    }
+}// void cpyGridHandleMeta(const GridData *data, GridHandleMetaData *meta)
+
+// template specialization of move constructor from a host buffer
+template<typename BufferT>
+template<typename T, typename util::disable_if<BufferTraits<T>::hasDeviceDual, int>::type>
+GridHandle<BufferT>::GridHandle(T&& buffer)
+{
+    static_assert(util::is_same<T,BufferT>::value, "Expected U==BufferT");
+    mBuffer = std::move(buffer);
+    if (auto *data = reinterpret_cast<const GridData*>(mBuffer.data())) {
+        if (!data->isValid()) throw std::runtime_error("GridHandle was constructed with an invalid host buffer");
+        mMetaData.resize(data->mGridCount);
+        cpyGridHandleMeta(data, mMetaData.data());
+    }
+}// GridHandle<BufferT>::GridHandle(T&& buffer)
+
+template<typename BufferT>
+template <typename OtherBufferT>
+inline GridHandle<OtherBufferT> GridHandle<BufferT>::copy(const OtherBufferT& other) const
+{
+    if (mBuffer.isEmpty()) return GridHandle<OtherBufferT>();// return an empty handle
+    auto buffer = OtherBufferT::create(mBuffer.size(), &other);
+    std::memcpy(buffer.data(), mBuffer.data(), mBuffer.size());// deep copy of buffer
+    return GridHandle<OtherBufferT>(std::move(buffer));
+}// GridHandle<OtherBufferT> GridHandle<BufferT>::copy(const OtherBufferT& other) const
+
+template<typename BufferT>
+template<typename ValueT>
+inline const NanoGrid<ValueT>* GridHandle<BufferT>::grid(uint32_t n) const
+{
+    const void *data = mBuffer.data();
+    if (data == nullptr || n >= mMetaData.size() || mMetaData[n].gridType != toGridType<ValueT>()) return nullptr;
+    return util::PtrAdd<NanoGrid<ValueT>>(data, mMetaData[n].offset);
+}// const NanoGrid<ValueT>* GridHandle<BufferT>::grid(uint32_t n) const
+
+template<typename BufferT>
+template<typename ValueT, typename U>
+inline typename util::enable_if<BufferTraits<U>::hasDeviceDual, const NanoGrid<ValueT>*>::type
+GridHandle<BufferT>::deviceGrid(uint32_t n) const
+{
+    const void *data = mBuffer.deviceData();
+    if (data == nullptr || n >= mMetaData.size() || mMetaData[n].gridType != toGridType<ValueT>()) return nullptr;
+    return util::PtrAdd<NanoGrid<ValueT>>(data, mMetaData[n].offset);
+}// GridHandle<BufferT>::deviceGrid(uint32_t n) cons
+
+template<typename BufferT>
+void GridHandle<BufferT>::read(std::istream& is, const BufferT& pool)
+{
+    GridData data;
+    is.read((char*)&data, sizeof(GridData));
+    if (data.isValid()) {
+        uint64_t size = data.mGridSize, sum = 0u;
+        while(data.mGridIndex + 1u < data.mGridCount) {// loop over remaining raw grids in stream
+            is.seekg(data.mGridSize - sizeof(GridData), std::ios::cur);// skip grid
+            is.read((char*)&data, sizeof(GridData));
+            sum += data.mGridSize;
+        }
+        auto buffer = BufferT::create(size + sum, &pool);
+        is.seekg(-int64_t(sum + sizeof(GridData)), std::ios::cur);// rewind to start
+        is.read((char*)(buffer.data()), buffer.size());
+        *this = GridHandle(std::move(buffer));
+    } else {
+        is.seekg(-sizeof(GridData), std::ios::cur);// rewind
+        throw std::logic_error("This stream does not contain a valid raw grid buffer");
+    }
+}// void GridHandle<BufferT>::read(std::istream& is, const BufferT& pool)
+
+template<typename BufferT>
+void GridHandle<BufferT>::read(std::istream& is, uint32_t n, const BufferT& pool)
+{
+    GridData data;
+    is.read((char*)&data, sizeof(GridData));
+    if (data.isValid()) {
+        if (n>=data.mGridCount) throw std::runtime_error("stream does not contain a #" + std::to_string(n) + " grid");
+        while(data.mGridIndex != n) {
+            is.seekg(data.mGridSize - sizeof(GridData), std::ios::cur);// skip grid
+            is.read((char*)&data, sizeof(GridData));
+        }
+        auto buffer = BufferT::create(data.mGridSize, &pool);
+        is.seekg(-sizeof(GridData), std::ios::cur);// rewind
+        is.read((char*)(buffer.data()), data.mGridSize);
+        tools::updateGridCount((GridData*)buffer.data(), 0u, 1u);
+        *this = GridHandle(std::move(buffer));
+    } else {
+        is.seekg(-sizeof(GridData), std::ios::cur);// rewind sizeof(GridData) bytes to undo initial read
+        throw std::logic_error("This file does not contain a valid raw buffer");
+    }
+}// void GridHandle<BufferT>::read(std::istream& is, uint32_t n, const BufferT& pool)
+
+template<typename BufferT>
+void GridHandle<BufferT>::read(std::istream& is, const std::string &gridName, const BufferT& pool)
+{
+    static const std::streamsize byteSize = sizeof(GridData);
+    GridData data;
+    is.read((char*)&data, byteSize);
+    is.seekg(-byteSize, std::ios::cur);// rewind
+    if (data.isValid()) {
+        uint32_t n = 0;
+        while(data.mGridName != gridName && n++ < data.mGridCount) {
+            is.seekg(data.mGridSize, std::ios::cur);// skip grid
+            is.read((char*)&data, byteSize);// read sizeof(GridData) bytes
+            is.seekg(-byteSize, std::ios::cur);// rewind
+        }
+        if (n>data.mGridCount) throw std::runtime_error("No raw grid named \""+gridName+"\"");
+        auto buffer = BufferT::create(data.mGridSize, &pool);
+        is.read((char*)(buffer.data()), data.mGridSize);
+        tools::updateGridCount((GridData*)buffer.data(), 0u, 1u);
+        *this = GridHandle(std::move(buffer));
+    } else {
+        throw std::logic_error("This file does not contain a valid raw buffer");
+    }
+}// void GridHandle<BufferT>::read(std::istream& is, const std::string &gridName n, const BufferT& pool)
+
+// --------------------------> free-standing functions <------------------------------------
+
+/// @brief Split all grids in a single GridHandle into a vector of multiple GridHandles each with a single grid
+/// @tparam BufferT Type of the input and output grid buffers
+/// @param handle GridHandle with grids that will be slip into individual GridHandles
+/// @param pool optional pool used for allocation of output GridHandle
+/// @return Vector of GridHandles each containing a single grid
+template<typename BufferT, template <class, class...> class VectorT = std::vector>
+inline VectorT<GridHandle<BufferT>>
+splitGrids(const GridHandle<BufferT> &handle, const BufferT* other = nullptr)
+{
+    using HandleT = GridHandle<BufferT>;
+    const void *ptr = handle.data();
+    if (ptr == nullptr) return VectorT<HandleT>();
+    VectorT<HandleT> handles(handle.gridCount());
+    for (auto &h : handles) {
+        const GridData *src = reinterpret_cast<const GridData*>(ptr);
+        NANOVDB_ASSERT(src->isValid());
+        auto buffer = BufferT::create(src->mGridSize, other);
+        GridData *dst = reinterpret_cast<GridData*>(buffer.data());
+        std::memcpy(dst, src, src->mGridSize);
+        tools::updateGridCount(dst, 0u, 1u);
+        h = HandleT(std::move(buffer));
+        ptr = util::PtrAdd(ptr, src->mGridSize);
+    }
+    return std::move(handles);
+}// splitGrids
+
+/// @brief Combines (or merges) multiple GridHandles into a single GridHandle containing all grids
+/// @tparam BufferT Type of the input and output grid buffers
+/// @param handles Vector of GridHandles to be combined
+/// @param pool optional pool used for allocation of output GridHandle
+/// @return single GridHandle containing all input grids
+template<typename BufferT, template <class, class...> class VectorT>
+inline GridHandle<BufferT>
+mergeGrids(const VectorT<GridHandle<BufferT>> &handles, const BufferT* pool = nullptr)
+{
+    uint64_t size = 0u;
+    uint32_t counter = 0u, gridCount = 0u;
+    for (auto &h : handles) {
+        gridCount += h.gridCount();
+        for (uint32_t n=0; n<h.gridCount(); ++n) size += h.gridSize(n);
+    }
+    auto buffer = BufferT::create(size, pool);
+    void *dst = buffer.data();
+    for (auto &h : handles) {
+        const void *src = h.data();
+        for (uint32_t n=0; n<h.gridCount(); ++n) {
+            std::memcpy(dst, src, h.gridSize(n));
+            GridData *data = reinterpret_cast<GridData*>(dst);
+            NANOVDB_ASSERT(data->isValid());
+            tools::updateGridCount(data, counter++, gridCount);
+            dst = util::PtrAdd(dst, data->mGridSize);
+            src = util::PtrAdd(src, data->mGridSize);
+        }
+    }
+    return GridHandle<BufferT>(std::move(buffer));
+}// mergeGrids
+
+} // namespace nanovdb
+
+#if defined(__CUDACC__)
+#include <nanovdb/cuda/GridHandle.cuh>
+#endif// defined(__CUDACC__)
+
+#endif // NANOVDB_GRID_HANDLE_H_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED