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+#ifndef MSP_GL_TAG_H_
+#define MSP_GL_TAG_H_
+
+#include <string>
+#include <msp/strings/lexicalcast.h>
+
+namespace Msp {
+namespace GL {
+
+/**
+Provides transparent string-to-hash conversion for faster comparison. An empty
+string is guaranteed to have an id of 0.
+*/
+struct Tag
+{
+ unsigned id;
+
+ Tag(): id(0) { }
+ Tag(const char *);
+ Tag(const std::string &s);
+
+ std::string str() const;
+
+ bool operator<(Tag t) const { return id<t.id; }
+ bool operator==(Tag t) const { return id==t.id; }
+ bool operator!=(Tag t) const { return id!=t.id; }
+};
+
+void operator<<(LexicalConverter &, Tag);
+
+} // namespace GL
+} // namespace Msp
+
+#endif