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+#ifndef __CEPH_STRINGIFY_H
+#define __CEPH_STRINGIFY_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include "include/types.h"
+
+template<typename T>
+inline std::string stringify(const T& a) {
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !(defined(__clang__) || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER))
+ static __thread std::ostringstream ss;
+ ss.str("");
+#else
+ std::ostringstream ss;
+#endif
+ ss << a;
+ return ss.str();
+}
+
+template <class T, class A>
+T joinify(const A &begin, const A &end, const T &t)
+{
+ T result;
+ for (A it = begin; it != end; it++) {
+ if (!result.empty())
+ result.append(t);
+ result.append(*it);
+ }
+ return result;
+}
+
+#endif