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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.kdoc
+
+import java.util.*
+
+/**
+ * A template that expands inside [TOuter]
+ */
+interface Template<in TOuter> {
+    fun TOuter.apply()
+}
+
+/**
+ * A placeholder that is inserted inside [TOuter]
+ */
+open class Placeholder<TOuter> {
+    private var contentStack = mutableListOf<(TOuter.(Placeholder<TOuter>.Exec) -> Unit)>()
+
+    var meta: String = ""
+
+    operator fun invoke(meta: String = "", content: TOuter.(Placeholder<TOuter>.Exec) -> Unit) {
+        this.contentStack.add(content)
+        this.meta = meta
+    }
+
+    inner class Exec(var depth: Int, val outer: TOuter) {
+
+        fun inherit() {
+            depth--
+            contentStack.getOrNull(depth)?.invoke(outer, this@Exec)
+            depth++
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun isEmpty() = contentStack.isEmpty()
+
+    fun apply(destination: TOuter) {
+        val top = contentStack.lastOrNull()
+        val exec = Exec(contentStack.lastIndex, destination)
+        top?.invoke(destination, exec)
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Placeholder that can appear multiple times
+ */
+open class PlaceholderList<TOuter, TInner>() {
+    private var items = ArrayList<PlaceholderItem<TInner>>()
+    operator fun invoke(meta: String = "", content: TInner.(Placeholder<TInner>.Exec) -> Unit = {}) {
+        val placeholder = PlaceholderItem<TInner>(items.size, items)
+        placeholder(meta, content)
+        items.add(placeholder)
+    }
+
+    fun isEmpty(): Boolean = items.size == 0
+    fun apply(destination: TOuter, render: TOuter.(PlaceholderItem<TInner>) -> Unit) {
+        for (item in items) {
+            destination.render(item)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Item of a placeholder list when it is expanded
+ */
+class PlaceholderItem<TOuter>(val index: Int, val collection: List<PlaceholderItem<TOuter>>) : Placeholder<TOuter>() {
+    val first: Boolean get() = index == 0
+    val last: Boolean get() = index == collection.lastIndex
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Inserts every element of placeholder list
+ */
+fun <TOuter, TInner> TOuter.each(items: PlaceholderList<TOuter, TInner>, itemTemplate: TOuter.(PlaceholderItem<TInner>) -> Unit): Unit {
+    items.apply(this, itemTemplate)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Inserts placeholder
+ */
+fun <TOuter> TOuter.insert(placeholder: Placeholder<TOuter>): Unit = placeholder.apply(this)
+
+/**
+ * A placeholder that is also a template
+ */
+open class TemplatePlaceholder<TTemplate> {
+    private var content: TTemplate.() -> Unit = { }
+    operator fun invoke(content: TTemplate.() -> Unit) {
+        this.content = content
+    }
+
+    fun apply(template: TTemplate) {
+        template.content()
+    }
+}
+
+fun <TTemplate : Template<TOuter>, TOuter> TOuter.insert(template: TTemplate, placeholder: TemplatePlaceholder<TTemplate>) {
+    placeholder.apply(template)
+    with (template) { apply() }
+}
+
+fun <TOuter, TTemplate : Template<TOuter>> TOuter.insert(template: TTemplate, build: TTemplate.() -> Unit) {
+    template.build()
+    with (template) { apply() }
+}