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#ifndef CGU_CALLBACK_H
#define CGU_CALLBACK_H

/**
 * @file callback.h
 * @brief This file provides classes for type erasure.
 *
 * \#include <c++-gtk-utils/callback.h>
 *
 * These classes provide type erasure on callable objects.  They
 * comprise a generic callback creation and execution interface for
 * closures.  There is a basic Callback::Callback type, which is an
 * entire closure or 'thunk', where all values are bound into the
 * object, and is completely opaque.  Callback::CallbackArg<T...> is a
 * class which takes unbound arguments of the template types when the
 * object is dispatched.  (The opaque Callback::Callback type is a
 * typedef for Callback::CallbackArg<>: the two types are
 * interchangeable.)
 *
 * The classes are normally constructed using the Callback::lambda()
 * factory function, which takes any callable object such as a lambda
 * expression or the return value of std::bind and returns a pointer
 * to a Callback or CallbackArg object.  When using
 * Callback::lambda(), the unbound arguments (if any) must be passed
 * as explicit template parameters.
 *
 * Callback/CallbackArg objects can also be constructed using the
 * Callback::make() and Callback::make_ref() factory functions, which
 * can be useful where invoking standalone functions or object
 * methods.
 *
 * The Callback::make() and Callback::make_ref() functions
 * -------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * The Callback::make() and Callback::make_ref() functions construct a
 * Callback/CallbackArg object from a function pointer (or an object
 * reference and member function pointer) together with bound
 * arguments.  They provide for a maximum of five bound arguments, and
 * the unbound arguments (if any) must be the last (trailing)
 * arguments of the relevant function or method to be called.
 *
 * Callback::make() does a direct type mapping from the bound
 * arguments of the function or method represented by the callback
 * object to the arguments stored by it and is for use when all bound
 * arguments are simple fundamental types such as pointers (including
 * C strings), integers or floating points.
 *
 * Callback::make_ref() is for use where bound arguments include class
 * types or one or more of the types of the bound arguments include a
 * const reference.  It will accomplish perfect forwarding (by lvalue
 * reference or rvalue reference) when constructing the callback and
 * will also ensure that a copy of any object to be passed by const
 * reference (as well as any taken by value) is kept in order to avoid
 * dangling references.  Note however that where a member function is
 * called, the object of which the target function is a member must
 * still be in existence when the Callback/CallbackArg object is
 * dispatched and, unlike Callback::make(), Callback::make_ref()
 * cannot be used with overloaded functions except with explicit
 * disambiguation.
 *
 * Callback::make() can also construct a Callback/CallbackArg object
 * from a std::function object.
 *
 * Callback::FunctorArg and Callback::SafeFunctorArg classes
 * ---------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * Functor/FunctorArg objects hold a Callback/CallbackArg object by
 * SharedPtr to enable them to be shared by reference counting, and
 * SafeFunctor/SafeFunctorArg objects hold them by SharedLockPtr,
 * which have a thread safe reference count so that they may be shared
 * between different threads.  These classes also have an operator()()
 * method so as to be callable with function syntax.
 *
 * Memory allocation
 * -----------------
 *
 * If the library is installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option, any
 * Callback/CallbackArg object will be constructed in glib memory
 * slices rather than in the generic C++ free store.
 *
 * Usage
 * -----
 *
 * Using Callback::lambda():
 *
 * @code 
 *   using namespace Cgu;
 *
 *   // here cb1 is of type Callback::Callback*
 *   auto cb1 = Callback::lambda<>([] () {std::cout << "Hello world\n";});
 *   cb1->dispatch();
 *   delete cb1;
 *
 *   // the same using Callback::Functor
 *   Callback::Functor f1{Callback::lambda<>([] () {std::cout << "Hello world\n";})};
 *   f1();
 *
 *   // here cb2 is of type Callback::CallbackArg<int, int&>*
 *   auto cb2 = Callback::lambda<int, int&>([] (int i, int& j) {j = 10 * i;});
 *   int res;
 *   cb2->dispatch(2, res);
 *   std::cout << "10 times 2 is " << res << '\n';
 *   delete cb2;
 *
 *   // the same using Callback::FunctorArg
 *   Callback::FunctorArg<int, int&> f2{Callback::lambda<int, int&>([] (int i, int& j) {j = 10 * i;})};
 *   f2(2, res);
 *   std::cout << "10 times 2 is " << res << '\n';
 * @endcode
 *
 * Using Callback::make(), with a class object my_obj of type MyClass,
 * with a method void MyClass::my_method(int, int, const char*):
 *
 * @code 
 *   using namespace Cgu;
 *
 *   int arg1 = 1, arg2 = 5;
 *   // here cb1 is of type Callback::Callback*
 *   auto cb1 = Callback::make(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1, arg2, "Hello\n");
 *   cb1->dispatch();
 *   delete cb1;
 *
 *   // the same using Callback::Functor
 *   Callback::Functor f{Callback::make(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1, arg2, "Hello\n")};
 *   f();
 *
 *   int arg1 = 1, arg2 = 5;
 *   // cb2 is of type Callback::CallbackArg<int, const char*>*
 *   auto cb = Callback::make(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1);
 *   cb->dispatch(arg2, "Hello\n");
 *   delete cb;
 *
 *   // the same using Callback::FunctorArg
 *   Callback::FunctorArg<int, const char*> f{Callback::make(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1)};
 *   f(arg2, "Hello\n");
 * @endcode
 *
 * Using Callback::make_ref(), with a class object my_obj of type
 * MyClass, with a method void MyClass::my_method(int, const
 * Something&):
 *
 * @code
 *   int arg1 = 1;
 *   Something arg2;
 *   // here cb is of type Callback::Callback*
 *   auto cb = Callback::make_ref(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1, arg2);
 * @endcode
 *
 * Posting of callbacks
 * --------------------
 *
 * This file also provides a Callback::post() function which will
 * execute a callback in a glib main loop and can be used (amongst
 * other things) to pass an event from a worker thread to the main
 * program thread.  In that respect, it provides an alternative to the
 * Notifier class.  It is passed a pointer to a Callback::Callback
 * object created with a call to Callback::lambda(), Callback::make(),
 * Callback::make_ref().
 *
 * To provide for thread-safe automatic disconnection of the callback
 * if the callback represents or calls into a non-static method of an
 * object which may be destroyed before the callback executes in the
 * main loop, include a Releaser as a public member of that object and
 * pass the Releaser object as the second argument of
 * Callback::post().  Note that for this to be race free, the lifetime
 * of the remote object whose method is to be invoked must be
 * determined by the thread to whose main loop the callback has been
 * attached.  When the main loop begins invoking the execution of the
 * callback, the remote object must either wholly exist (in which case
 * the callback will be invoked) or have been destroyed (in which case
 * the callback will be ignored), and not be in some transient
 * half-state governed by another thread.
 *
 * Advantages as against Notifier:
 * 
 * 1. If there are a lot of different events requiring callbacks to be
 *    dispatched in the program from worker threads to the main
 *    thread, this avoids having separate Notifier objects for each
 *    event.
 * 2. It is easier to pass arguments with varying values - they can be
 *    passed as bound arguments of the callback and no special
 *    synchronisation is normally required (the call to
 *    g_source_attach() invokes locking of the main loop which will
 *    have the effect of ensuring memory visibility).  With a Notifier
 *    object it may be necessary to use an asynchronous queue to pass
 *    variable values (or to bind a reference to the data, thus
 *    normally requiring separate synchronisation).
 * 3. Although the callback would normally be sent for execution by
 *    the main program loop, and that is the default, it can be sent
 *    for execution by any thread which has its own
 *    GMainContext/GMainLoop objects.  Thus callbacks can be passed
 *    for execution between worker threads, or from the main program
 *    thread to worker threads, as well as from worker threads to the
 *    main program thread.
 *
 * Disadvantages as against Notifier:
 *
 * 1. Less efficient, as a new callback object has to be created on
 *    freestore every time the callback is invoked, together with a
 *    new SafeEmitter object if a Releaser is used to track the
 *    callback.
 * 2. Multiple callbacks relevant to a single event cannot be invoked
 *    from a single call for the event - each callback has to be
 *    separately dispatched.
 */

/**
 * @namespace Cgu::Callback
 * @brief This namespace provides classes for type erasure.
 *
 * \#include <c++-gtk-utils/callback.h>
 *
 * These classes provide type erasure on callable objects.  They
 * comprise a generic callback creation and execution interface for
 * closures.  There is a basic Callback::Callback type, which is an
 * entire closure or 'thunk', where all values are bound into the
 * object, and is completely opaque.  Callback::CallbackArg<T...> is a
 * class which takes unbound arguments of the template types when the
 * object is dispatched.  (The opaque Callback::Callback type is a
 * typedef for Callback::CallbackArg<>: the two types are
 * interchangeable.)
 *
 * The classes are normally constructed using the Callback::lambda()
 * factory function, which takes any callable object such as a lambda
 * expression or the return value of std::bind and returns a pointer
 * to a Callback or CallbackArg object.  When using
 * Callback::lambda(), the unbound arguments (if any) must be passed
 * as explicit template parameters.
 *
 * Callback/CallbackArg objects can also be constructed using the
 * Callback::make() and Callback::make_ref() factory functions, which
 * can be useful where invoking standalone functions or object
 * methods.
 *
 * The Callback::make() and Callback::make_ref() functions
 * -------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * The Callback::make() and Callback::make_ref() functions construct a
 * Callback/CallbackArg object from a function pointer (or an object
 * reference and member function pointer) together with bound
 * arguments.  They provide for a maximum of five bound arguments, and
 * the unbound arguments (if any) must be the last (trailing)
 * arguments of the relevant function or method to be called.
 *
 * Callback::make() does a direct type mapping from the bound
 * arguments of the function or method represented by the callback
 * object to the arguments stored by it and is for use when all bound
 * arguments are simple fundamental types such as pointers (including
 * C strings), integers or floating points.
 *
 * Callback::make_ref() is for use where bound arguments include class
 * types or one or more of the types of the bound arguments include a
 * const reference.  It will accomplish perfect forwarding (by lvalue
 * reference or rvalue reference) when constructing the callback and
 * will also ensure that a copy of any object to be passed by const
 * reference (as well as any taken by value) is kept in order to avoid
 * dangling references.  Note however that where a member function is
 * called, the object of which the target function is a member must
 * still be in existence when the Callback/CallbackArg object is
 * dispatched and, unlike Callback::make(), Callback::make_ref()
 * cannot be used with overloaded functions except with explicit
 * disambiguation.
 *
 * Callback::make() can also construct a Callback/CallbackArg object
 * from a std::function object.
 *
 * Callback::FunctorArg and Callback::SafeFunctorArg classes
 * ---------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * Functor/FunctorArg objects hold a Callback/CallbackArg object by
 * SharedPtr to enable them to be shared by reference counting, and
 * SafeFunctor/SafeFunctorArg objects hold them by SharedLockPtr,
 * which have a thread safe reference count so that they may be shared
 * between different threads.  These classes also have an operator()()
 * method so as to be callable with function syntax.
 *
 * Memory allocation
 * -----------------
 *
 * If the library is installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option, any
 * Callback/CallbackArg object will be constructed in glib memory
 * slices rather than in the generic C++ free store.
 *
 * Usage
 * -----
 *
 * Using Callback::lambda():
 *
 * @code 
 *   using namespace Cgu;
 *
 *   // here cb1 is of type Callback::Callback*
 *   auto cb1 = Callback::lambda<>([] () {std::cout << "Hello world\n";});
 *   cb1->dispatch();
 *   delete cb1;
 *
 *   // the same using Callback::Functor
 *   Callback::Functor f1{Callback::lambda<>([] () {std::cout << "Hello world\n";})};
 *   f1();
 *
 *   // here cb2 is of type Callback::CallbackArg<int, int&>*
 *   auto cb2 = Callback::lambda<int, int&>([] (int i, int& j) {j = 10 * i;});
 *   int res;
 *   cb2->dispatch(2, res);
 *   std::cout << "10 times 2 is " << res << '\n';
 *   delete cb2;
 *
 *   // the same using Callback::FunctorArg
 *   Callback::FunctorArg<int, int&> f2{Callback::lambda<int, int&>([] (int i, int& j) {j = 10 * i;})};
 *   f2(2, res);
 *   std::cout << "10 times 2 is " << res << '\n';
 * @endcode
 *
 * Using Callback::make(), with a class object my_obj of type MyClass,
 * with a method void MyClass::my_method(int, int, const char*):
 *
 * @code 
 *   using namespace Cgu;
 *
 *   int arg1 = 1, arg2 = 5;
 *   // here cb1 is of type Callback::Callback*
 *   auto cb1 = Callback::make(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1, arg2, "Hello\n");
 *   cb1->dispatch();
 *   delete cb1;
 *
 *   // the same using Callback::Functor
 *   Callback::Functor f{Callback::make(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1, arg2, "Hello\n")};
 *   f();
 *
 *   int arg1 = 1, arg2 = 5;
 *   // cb2 is of type Callback::CallbackArg<int, const char*>*
 *   auto cb = Callback::make(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1);
 *   cb->dispatch(arg2, "Hello\n");
 *   delete cb;
 *
 *   // the same using Callback::FunctorArg
 *   Callback::FunctorArg<int, const char*> f{Callback::make(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1)};
 *   f(arg2, "Hello\n");
 * @endcode
 *
 * Using Callback::make_ref(), with a class object my_obj of type
 * MyClass, with a method void MyClass::my_method(int, const
 * Something&):
 *
 * @code
 *   int arg1 = 1;
 *   Something arg2;
 *   // here cb is of type Callback::Callback*
 *   auto cb = Callback::make_ref(my_obj, &MyClass::my_method, arg1, arg2);
 * @endcode
 *
 * Posting of callbacks
 * --------------------
 *
 * This namespace also provides a Callback::post() function which will
 * execute a callback in a glib main loop and can be used (amongst
 * other things) to pass an event from a worker thread to the main
 * program thread.  In that respect, it provides an alternative to the
 * Notifier class.  It is passed a pointer to a Callback::Callback
 * object created with a call to Callback::lambda(), Callback::make(),
 * Callback::make_ref().
 *
 * To provide for thread-safe automatic disconnection of the callback
 * if the callback represents or calls into a non-static method of an
 * object which may be destroyed before the callback executes in the
 * main loop, include a Releaser as a public member of that object and
 * pass the Releaser object as the second argument of
 * Callback::post().  Note that for this to be race free, the lifetime
 * of the remote object whose method is to be invoked must be
 * determined by the thread to whose main loop the callback has been
 * attached.  When the main loop begins invoking the execution of the
 * callback, the remote object must either wholly exist (in which case
 * the callback will be invoked) or have been destroyed (in which case
 * the callback will be ignored), and not be in some transient
 * half-state governed by another thread.
 *
 * Advantages as against Notifier:
 * 
 * 1. If there are a lot of different events requiring callbacks to be
 *    dispatched in the program from worker threads to the main
 *    thread, this avoids having separate Notifier objects for each
 *    event.
 * 2. It is easier to pass arguments with varying values - they can be
 *    passed as bound arguments of the callback and no special
 *    synchronisation is normally required (the call to
 *    g_source_attach() invokes locking of the main loop which will
 *    have the effect of ensuring memory visibility).  With a Notifier
 *    object it may be necessary to use an asynchronous queue to pass
 *    variable values (or to bind a reference to the data, thus
 *    normally requiring separate synchronisation).
 * 3. Although the callback would normally be sent for execution by
 *    the main program loop, and that is the default, it can be sent
 *    for execution by any thread which has its own
 *    GMainContext/GMainLoop objects.  Thus callbacks can be passed
 *    for execution between worker threads, or from the main program
 *    thread to worker threads, as well as from worker threads to the
 *    main program thread.
 *
 * Disadvantages as against Notifier:
 *
 * 1. Less efficient, as a new callback object has to be created on
 *    freestore every time the callback is invoked, together with a
 *    new SafeEmitter object if a Releaser is used to track the
 *    callback.
 * 2. Multiple callbacks relevant to a single event cannot be invoked
 *    from a single call for the event - each callback has to be
 *    separately dispatched.
 */

#include <functional>  // for std::less, std::function and std::hash<T*>
#include <utility>     // for std::move and std::forward
#include <cstddef>     // for std::size_t
#include <type_traits> // for std::remove_reference and std::remove_const

#include <glib.h>

#include <c++-gtk-utils/shared_ptr.h>
#include <c++-gtk-utils/param.h>
#include <c++-gtk-utils/cgu_config.h>

namespace Cgu {

namespace Callback {

/*
   The CallbackArg class could be additionally templated to provide a
   return value, but that would affect the simplicity of the
   interface, and if a case were to arise where a result is needed, an
   alternative is for users to pass an argument by reference or
   pointer (or pointer to pointer) rather than have a return value.
*/

/* Declare the two basic interface types */

template <class... FreeArgs> class CallbackArg;
typedef CallbackArg<> Callback;

/* now the class definitions */

/**
 * @class CallbackArg callback.h c++-gtk-utils/callback.h
 * @brief The callback interface class
 * @sa Callback namespace
 * @sa FunctorArg SafeFunctorArg
 *
 * This class provides type erasure for callable objects.  The
 * CallbackArg type is constructed on free store and can wrap any
 * callable object, such as a lambda expression or the return value of
 * std::bind.
 *
 * The class is particularly relevant where a callable object with
 * bound values needs to be handed safely between threads, or in other
 * cases where a callback object has to be passed by pointer (which
 * will happen at some stage with glib or pthreads).  They are
 * therefore useful for general event passing when used together with
 * the Callback::post() functions or as the continuation for GIO async
 * operations, and are more efficient than constructing std::function
 * objects on free store and passing them by pointer (they avoid one
 * level of indirection and only require one rather than two
 * allocations).
 *
 * The classes are also used in the Emitter/EmitterArg and
 * SafeEmitter/SafeEmitterArg classes in emitter.h, which enable
 * callable objects to be connected to an emitter and provide for
 * automatic disconnection where a class object whose member a
 * callback represents or calls into ceases to exist.  They are also
 * used internally to implement the Thread::Future and
 * Thread::TaskManager classes.
 * 
 * The template types are the types of the unbound arguments, if any.
 * Callback::CallbackArg<> is typedef'ed to Callback::Callback.  The
 * main method of constructing a Callback/CallbackArg object is with
 * the Callback::lambda() factory function.  When using
 * Callback::lambda(), the unbound arguments (if any) must be passed
 * as explicit template parameters.
 *
 * Callback/CallbackArg classes do not provide for a return value.  If
 * a result is wanted, users should pass an unbound argument by
 * reference or pointer (or pointer to pointer).
 *
 * @b Usage
 *
 * These are examples:
 *
 * @code 
 *   using namespace Cgu;
 *
 *   // here cb1 is of type Callback::Callback*
 *   auto cb1 = Callback::lambda<>([] () {std::cout << "Hello world\n";});
 *   cb1->dispatch();
 *   delete cb1;
 *
 *   // here cb2 is of type Callback::CallbackArg<int, int&>*
 *   auto cb2 = Callback::lambda<int, int&>([] (int i, int& j) {j = 10 * i;});
 *   int res;
 *   cb2->dispatch(2, res);
 *   std::cout << "10 times 2 is " << res << '\n';
 *   delete cb2;
 * @endcode
 *
 * For further background, including about the Callback::make(),
 * Callback::make_ref() functions, read this: Callback
 */

template <class... FreeArgs>
class CallbackArg {
public:
/* Because dispatch() is a virtual function, we cannot templatise it
 * with a view to preserving r-value forwarding of temporary objects
 * passed as a free argument.  But this would rarely be relevant
 * anyway - it would only be relevant if the target function were to
 * take an argument by r-value reference and a temporary were to be
 * passed to it.  In such a case virtual dispatch is at the cost of a
 * copy of the temporary.
 */
/**
 * This will execute the referenced function, callable object or class
 * method encapsulated by this class.  It will only throw if the
 * dispatched function, callable object or class method throws, or if
 * the copy constructor of a free or bound argument throws and it is
 * not a reference argument.  It is thread safe if the referenced
 * function or class method is thread safe.
 * @param args The unbound arguments to be passed to the referenced
 * function, callable object or class method, if any.
 * @note We use dispatch() to execute the callback, because the
 * callback would normally be invoked through a base class pointer.
 * To invoke it through operator()(), use the FunctorArg or
 * SafeFunctorArg wrapper class.
 */
  virtual void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... args) const = 0;

/**
 *  The constructor will not throw unless the copy constructor of an
 *  argument bound to the derived implementation class throws.
 */
  CallbackArg() {}

/**
 *  The destructor will not throw unless the destructor of an argument
 *  bound to the derived implementation class throws.
 */
  virtual ~CallbackArg() {}

/* these functions will be inherited by the derived callback classes */
#ifdef CGU_USE_GLIB_MEMORY_SLICES_NO_COMPAT
  CGU_GLIB_MEMORY_SLICES_FUNCS
#endif
};

/* The four basic functor types */

template <class... FreeArgs> class FunctorArg;
template <class... FreeArgs> class SafeFunctorArg;
typedef FunctorArg<> Functor;
typedef SafeFunctorArg<> SafeFunctor;

/* Functor friend functions */

// we can use built-in operator == when comparing pointers referencing
// different objects of the same type
/**
 * Two FunctorArg objects compare equal if the addresses of the
 * CallbackArg objects they contain are the same.  This comparison
 * operator does not throw.
 */
template <class... T>
bool operator==(const FunctorArg<T...>& f1, const FunctorArg<T...>& f2) {
  return (f1.cb_s.get() == f2.cb_s.get());
}

/**
 * Two FunctorArg objects compare unequal if the addresses of the
 * CallbackArg objects they contain are not the same.  This comparison
 * operator does not throw.
 */
template <class... T>
bool operator!=(const FunctorArg<T...>& f1, const FunctorArg<T...>& f2) {
  return !(f1 == f2);
}

// we must use std::less rather than the < built-in operator for
// pointers to objects not within the same array or object: "For
// templates greater, less, greater_equal, and less_equal, the
// specializations for any pointer type yield a total order, even if
// the built-in operators <, >, <=, >= do not." (para 20.3.3/8).
/**
 * One FunctorArg object is less than another if the address of the
 * CallbackArg object contained by the first is regarded by std::less
 * as less than the address of the CallbackArg object contained by the
 * other.  This comparison operator does not throw.
 */
template <class... T>
bool operator<(const FunctorArg<T...>& f1, const FunctorArg<T...>& f2) {
  return std::less<const CallbackArg<T...>*>()(f1.cb_s.get(), f2.cb_s.get());
}

/**
 * Two SafeFunctorArg objects compare equal if the addresses of the
 * CallbackArg objects they contain are the same.  This comparison
 * operator does not throw.
 */
template <class... T>
bool operator==(const SafeFunctorArg<T...>& f1, const SafeFunctorArg<T...>& f2) {
  return (f1.cb_s.get() == f2.cb_s.get());
}

/**
 * Two SafeFunctorArg objects compare unequal if the addresses of the
 * CallbackArg objects they contain are not the same.  This comparison
 * operator does not throw.
 */
template <class... T>
bool operator!=(const SafeFunctorArg<T...>& f1, const SafeFunctorArg<T...>& f2) {
  return !(f1 == f2);
}

/**
 * One SafeFunctorArg object is less than another if the address of
 * the CallbackArg object contained by the first is regarded by
 * std::less as less than the address of the CallbackArg object
 * contained by the other.  This comparison operator does not throw.
 */
template <class... T>
bool operator<(const SafeFunctorArg<T...>& f1, const SafeFunctorArg<T...>& f2) {
  return std::less<const CallbackArg<T...>*>()(f1.cb_s.get(), f2.cb_s.get());
}

} // namespace Callback
} // namespace Cgu

// doxygen produces long filenames that tar can't handle:
// we have generic documentation for std::hash specialisations
// in doxygen.main.in
#ifndef DOXYGEN_PARSING

/* These structs allow FunctorArg and SafeFunctorArg objects to be
   keys in unordered associative containers */
namespace std {
template <class... T>
struct hash<Cgu::Callback::FunctorArg<T...>> {
  typedef std::size_t result_type;
  typedef Cgu::Callback::FunctorArg<T...> argument_type;
  result_type operator()(const argument_type& f) const {
    // this is fine: std::hash structs do not normally contain data and
    // std::hash<T*> certainly won't, so we don't have overhead constructing
    // std::hash<T*> on the fly
    return std::hash<const Cgu::Callback::CallbackArg<T...>*>()(f.cb_s.get());
  }
};
template <class... T>
struct hash<Cgu::Callback::SafeFunctorArg<T...>> {
  typedef std::size_t result_type;
  typedef Cgu::Callback::SafeFunctorArg<T...> argument_type;
  result_type operator()(const argument_type& f) const {
    // this is fine: std::hash structs do not normally contain data and
    // std::hash<T*> certainly won't, so we don't have overhead constructing
    // std::hash<T*> on the fly
    return std::hash<const Cgu::Callback::CallbackArg<T...>*>()(f.cb_s.get());
  }
};
} // namespace std

#endif // DOXYGEN_PARSING

namespace Cgu {
namespace Callback {

/* the functor classes */

/**
 * @class FunctorArg callback.h c++-gtk-utils/callback.h
 * @brief Functor class holding a Callback::CallbackArg object.
 * @sa SafeFunctorArg
 * @sa Callback namespace
 *
 * This class wraps a CallbackArg object.  The callback object is kept
 * by SharedPtr so the functor can be copied and offers automatic
 * lifetime management of the wrapped callback object, as well as
 * providing an operator()() function.  Ownership is taken of the
 * CallbackArg object passed to the constructor taking a CallbackArg
 * pointer, so that constructor should be treated like a shared
 * pointer constructor - only pass a newly allocated object to it (or
 * copy construct it or assign to it from another existing FunctorArg
 * object).  The template types are the types of the unbound
 * arguments, if any.  Callback::FunctorArg<> is typedef'ed to
 * Callback::Functor.
 *
 * The constructor taking a Callback::CallbackArg pointer is not
 * marked explicit, so the results of Callback::lambda(),
 * Callback::make() or Callback::make_ref() can be passed directly to
 * a function taking a Callback::FunctorArg argument, and implicit
 * conversion will take place.
 *
 * Functor/FunctorArg classes do not provide for a return value.  If
 * a result is wanted, users should pass an unbound argument by
 * reference or pointer (or pointer to pointer).
 *
 * @b Usage
 *
 * These are examples:
 *
 * @code 
 *   using namespace Cgu;
 *
 *   Callback::Functor f1{Callback::lambda<>([] () {std::cout << "Hello world\n";})};
 *   f1();
 *
 *   int res;
 *   Callback::FunctorArg<int, int&> f2{Callback::lambda<int, int&>([] (int i, int& j) {j = 10 * i;})};
 *   f2(2, res);
 *   std::cout << "10 times 2 is " << res << '\n';
 * @endcode
 *
 * For further background, including about the Callback::make(),
 * Callback::make_ref() functions, read this: Callback
 */

template <class... FreeArgs>
class FunctorArg {
  SharedPtr<const CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>> cb_s;
public:
/* Because CallbackArg::dispatch() is a virtual function, it is
 * pointless templatising this function with a view to preserving
 * r-value forwarding of temporary objects passed as a free argument,
 * because the r-value typeness will be discarded in dispatch().  But
 * this would rarely be relevant anyway - it would only be relevant if
 * the target function were to take an argument by r-value reference
 * and a temporary were to be passed to it.  In such a case virtual
 * dispatch is at the cost of a copy of the temporary.
 */
/**
 * This will execute the function, callable object or class method
 * represented by the callback encapsulated by this object, or do
 * nothing if this object has not been initialized with a callback.
 * It will only throw if the executed function, callable object or
 * class method throws, or if the copy constructor of a free or bound
 * argument throws and it is not a reference argument.  It is thread
 * safe if the referenced function or class method is thread safe.
 * @param args The unbound arguments to be passed to the referenced
 * function, callable object or class method, if any.
 */
  void operator()(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... args) const {
    if (cb_s.get()) cb_s->dispatch(args...);
  }

/** 
 * This function does not throw.
 * @param f The assignor.
 * @return The functor object after assignment.
 */ 
  FunctorArg& operator=(const FunctorArg& f) {cb_s = f.cb_s; return *this;}

/** 
 * This function does not throw.
 * @param f The functor to be moved.
 * @return The functor object after the move operation.
 */ 
  FunctorArg& operator=(FunctorArg&& f) {cb_s = std::move(f.cb_s); return *this;}

/**
 * Two FunctorArg objects compare equal if the addresses of the
 * CallbackArg objects they contain are the same.  This comparison
 * operator does not throw.
 */
  friend bool operator== <>(const FunctorArg&, const FunctorArg&);

/**
 * One FunctorArg object is less than another if the address of the
 * CallbackArg object contained by the first is regarded by std::less
 * as less than the address of the CallbackArg object contained by the
 * other.  This comparison operator does not throw.
 */
  friend bool operator< <>(const FunctorArg&, const FunctorArg&);

  friend struct std::hash<FunctorArg>;

/**
 * Constructor of first FunctorArg holding the referenced callback.
 * As it is not marked explicit, it is also a type conversion
 * constructor.
 * @param cb The CallbackArg object which the functor is to manage.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc This might throw std::bad_alloc if
 * memory is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  Note that
 * if such an exception is thrown, then this constructor will clean
 * itself up and also delete the callback object passed to it.
 * @note std::bad_alloc will not be thrown if the library has been
 * installed using the \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat
 * configuration option: instead glib will terminate the program if it
 * is unable to obtain memory from the operating system.
 */
  FunctorArg(const CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* cb): cb_s(cb) {}

/** 
 * The copy constructor does not throw.
 * @param f The assignor
 */ 
  FunctorArg(const FunctorArg& f): cb_s(f.cb_s) {}

/** 
 * The move constructor does not throw.
 * @param f The functor to be moved.
 */ 
  FunctorArg(FunctorArg&& f): cb_s(std::move(f.cb_s)) {}

 /**
  * Default constructor, where a Callback::CallbackArg object is to be
  * assigned later (via the type conversion constructor and/or the
  * assignment operator).  This constructor does not throw.
  */
  FunctorArg() {}

/* Only has effect if --with-glib-memory-slices-compat or
   --with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat option picked */
  CGU_GLIB_MEMORY_SLICES_FUNCS
};

/**
 * @class SafeFunctorArg callback.h c++-gtk-utils/callback.h
 * @brief Functor class holding a Callback::CallbackArg object, with
 * thread-safe reference count.
 * @sa FunctorArg
 * @sa Callback namespace
 *
 * This class is the same as Callback::FunctorArg except that it will
 * provide synchronisation of the reference count between threads.
 * Use it where a functor wrapper object is to be passed between
 * threads.  The FunctorArg documentation gives details on usage.
 *
 * Callback::SafeFunctorArg<> is typedef'ed to Callback::SafeFunctor.
 *
 * For further background, read this: Callback
 */

template <class... FreeArgs>
class SafeFunctorArg {
  SharedLockPtr<const CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>> cb_s;
public:
/**
 * This will execute the function, callable object or class method
 * represented by the callback encapsulated by this object, or do
 * nothing if this object has not been initialized with a callback.
 * It will only throw if the executed function, callable object or
 * class method throws, or if the copy constructor of a free or bound
 * argument throws and it is not a reference argument.  It is thread
 * safe if the referenced function or class method is thread safe.
 * @param args The unbound arguments to be passed to the referenced
 * function, callable object or class method, if any.
 */
  void operator()(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... args) const {
    if (cb_s.get()) cb_s->dispatch(args...);
  }

/** 
 * This function does not throw.
 * @param f The assignor.
 * @return The functor object after assignment.
 */ 
  SafeFunctorArg& operator=(const SafeFunctorArg& f) {cb_s = f.cb_s; return *this;}

/** 
 * This function does not throw.
 * @param f The functor to be moved.
 * @return The functor object after the move operation.
 */ 
  SafeFunctorArg& operator=(SafeFunctorArg&& f) {cb_s = std::move(f.cb_s); return *this;}

/**
 * Two SafeFunctorArg objects compare equal if the addresses of the
 * CallbackArg objects they contain are the same.  This comparison
 * operator does not throw.
 */
  friend bool operator== <>(const SafeFunctorArg&, const SafeFunctorArg&);

/**
 * One SafeFunctorArg object is less than another if the address of
 * the CallbackArg object contained by the first is regarded by
 * std::less as less than the address of the CallbackArg object
 * contained by the other.  This comparison operator does not throw.
 */
  friend bool operator< <>(const SafeFunctorArg&, const SafeFunctorArg&);

  friend struct std::hash<SafeFunctorArg>;

 /**
 * Constructor of first SafeFunctorArg holding the referenced
 * callback.  As it is not marked explicit, it is also a type
 * conversion constructor.
 * @param cb The CallbackArg object which the functor is to manage.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc This might throw std::bad_alloc if
 * memory is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  Note that
 * if such an exception is thrown, then this constructor will clean
 * itself up and also delete the callback object passed to it.
 * @note std::bad_alloc will not be thrown if the library has been
 * installed using the \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat
 * configuration option: instead glib will terminate the program if it
 * is unable to obtain memory from the operating system.
 */
  SafeFunctorArg(const CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* cb): cb_s(cb) {}

/** 
 * The copy constructor does not throw.
 * @param f The assignor.
 */ 
  SafeFunctorArg(const SafeFunctorArg& f): cb_s(f.cb_s) {}

/** 
 * The move constructor does not throw.
 * @param f The functor to be moved.
 */ 
  SafeFunctorArg(SafeFunctorArg&& f): cb_s(std::move(f.cb_s)) {}

 /**
  * Default constructor, where a Callback::CallbackArg object is to be
  * assigned later (via the type conversion constructor and/or the
  * assignment operator).  This constructor does not throw.
  * @note The reference count maintained with respect to the contained
  * callback object is thread-safe, so SafeFunctorArg objects may be
  * copied between threads by the implicit assignment operator and put
  * in different containers in different threads.  They use a
  * SharedLockPtr object to hold the referenced callback object.
  */
  SafeFunctorArg() {}

/* Only has effect if --with-glib-memory-slices-compat or
   --with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat option picked */
  CGU_GLIB_MEMORY_SLICES_FUNCS
};

/* the callback implementation classes */

template <class T, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback0: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(FreeArgs...);
private:
  T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(free_args...);
  }
  Callback0(T& obj_, MemFunc func_): obj(&obj_), func(func_) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback1: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...);
private:
  T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg, unref>::Type arg;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg>
  Callback1(T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
	    Arg&& arg_): obj(&obj_), func(func_), arg(std::forward<Arg>(arg_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback2: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...);
private:
  T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg1, arg2, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2>
  Callback2(T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
	    Arg1&& arg1_,
	    Arg2&& arg2_): obj(&obj_), func(func_),
                           arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
                           arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback3: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...);
private:
  T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg1, arg2, arg3, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3>
  Callback3(T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
	    Arg1&& arg1_,
	    Arg2&& arg2_,
	    Arg3&& arg3_):
              obj(&obj_), func(func_),
	      arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
	      arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
	      arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, 
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback4: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, BoundArg4, FreeArgs...);
private:
  T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg4, unref>::Type arg4;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4>
  Callback4(T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
	    Arg1&& arg1_,
	    Arg2&& arg2_,
	    Arg3&& arg3_,
	    Arg4&& arg4_):
              obj(&obj_), func(func_),
	      arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
	      arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
	      arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)),
	      arg4(std::forward<Arg4>(arg4_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, 
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback5: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
			      BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...);
private:
  T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg4, unref>::Type arg4;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg5, unref>::Type arg5;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class Arg5>
  Callback5(T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
	    Arg1&& arg1_,
	    Arg2&& arg2_,
	    Arg3&& arg3_,
	    Arg4&& arg4_,
	    Arg5&& arg5_):
              obj(&obj_), func(func_),
	      arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
	      arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
	      arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)),
	      arg4(std::forward<Arg4>(arg4_)),
	      arg5(std::forward<Arg5>(arg5_)) {}
};

/* const versions, for binding to const methods */

template <class T, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback0_const: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(FreeArgs...) const;
private:
  const T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(free_args...);
  }
  Callback0_const(const T& obj_, MemFunc func_): obj(&obj_), func(func_) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback1_const: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...) const;
private:
  const T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg, unref>::Type arg;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg>
  Callback1_const(const T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
		  Arg&& arg_): obj(&obj_), func(func_), arg(std::forward<Arg>(arg_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback2_const: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...) const;
private:
  const T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg1, arg2, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2>
  Callback2_const(const T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
		  Arg1&& arg1_,
		  Arg2&& arg2_): obj(&obj_), func(func_),
                                 arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
                                 arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback3_const: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...) const;
private:
  const T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg1, arg2, arg3, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3>
  Callback3_const(const T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
		  Arg1&& arg1_,
		  Arg2&& arg2_,
		  Arg3&& arg3_):
                    obj(&obj_), func(func_),
		    arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
		    arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
		    arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, 
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback4_const: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, BoundArg4, FreeArgs...) const;
private:
  const T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg4, unref>::Type arg4;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4>
  Callback4_const(const T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
		  Arg1&& arg1_,
		  Arg2&& arg2_,
		  Arg3&& arg3_,
		  Arg4&& arg4_):
                    obj(&obj_), func(func_),
		    arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
		    arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
		    arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)),
		    arg4(std::forward<Arg4>(arg4_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, 
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback5_const: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (T::* MemFunc)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
			      BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...) const;
private:
  const T* obj;
  MemFunc func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg4, unref>::Type arg4;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg5, unref>::Type arg5;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    (obj->*func)(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class Arg5>
  Callback5_const(const T& obj_, MemFunc func_,
		  Arg1&& arg1_,
		  Arg2&& arg2_,
		  Arg3&& arg3_,
		  Arg4&& arg4_,
		  Arg5&& arg5_):
                    obj(&obj_), func(func_),
		    arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
		    arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
		    arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)),
		    arg4(std::forward<Arg4>(arg4_)),
		    arg5(std::forward<Arg5>(arg5_)) {}
};

/* for static class methods and non-class functions */

template <class... FreeArgs>
class Callback0_static: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (*Func)(FreeArgs...);
private:
  Func func;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    func(free_args...);
  }
  Callback0_static(Func func_): func(func_) {}
};

template <bool unref, class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback1_static: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (*Func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...);
private:
  Func func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg, unref>::Type arg;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    func(arg, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg>
  Callback1_static(Func func_, Arg&& arg_): func(func_), arg(std::forward<Arg>(arg_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback2_static: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (*Func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...);
private:
  Func func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    func(arg1, arg2, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2>
  Callback2_static(Func func_, Arg1&& arg1_,
		   Arg2&& arg2_): func(func_),
                                  arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
                                  arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback3_static: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (*Func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...);
private:
  Func func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    func(arg1, arg2, arg3, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3>
  Callback3_static(Func func_,
		   Arg1&& arg1_,
		   Arg2&& arg2_,
		   Arg3&& arg3_):
                     func(func_),
		     arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
		     arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
		     arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, 
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback4_static: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (*Func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, BoundArg4, FreeArgs...);
private:
  Func func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg4, unref>::Type arg4;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    func(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4>
  Callback4_static(Func func_,
		   Arg1&& arg1_,
		   Arg2&& arg2_,
		   Arg3&& arg3_,
		   Arg4&& arg4_):
                     func(func_),
		     arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
		     arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
		     arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)),
		     arg4(std::forward<Arg4>(arg4_)) {}
};

template <bool unref, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, 
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback5_static: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
public:
  typedef void (*Func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
		       BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...);
private:
  Func func;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg1, unref>::Type arg1;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg2, unref>::Type arg2;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg3, unref>::Type arg3;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg4, unref>::Type arg4;
  typename Cgu::RemoveRefCond<BoundArg5, unref>::Type arg5;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {
    func(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, free_args...);
  }
  template <class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class Arg5>
  Callback5_static(Func func_,
		   Arg1&& arg1_,
		   Arg2&& arg2_,
		   Arg3&& arg3_,
		   Arg4&& arg4_,
		   Arg5&& arg5_):
                     func(func_),
		     arg1(std::forward<Arg1>(arg1_)),
		     arg2(std::forward<Arg2>(arg2_)),
		     arg3(std::forward<Arg3>(arg3_)),
		     arg4(std::forward<Arg4>(arg4_)),
		     arg5(std::forward<Arg5>(arg5_)) {}
};

// TODO: Version 2.0.9 provides a Callback_lambda class for callable
// objects which makes the specialized Callback_function class
// redundant.  At an API break we can remove the Callback_function
// class and modify the Callback::make() helper function overload for
// std::function objects to construct a Callback_lambda object
// instead.  Doing it now would not affect ABI compatibility as the
// library produces these only by base pointer, but a user may have
// instantiated them by hand in user code.
template <class... FreeArgs>
class Callback_function: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
  std::function<void(FreeArgs...)> f;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {f(free_args...);}
  Callback_function(const std::function<void(FreeArgs...)>& f_): f(f_) {}
  Callback_function(std::function<void(FreeArgs...)>&& f_): f(std::move(f_)) {}
};

// generic class for callable objects such as lambdas
template <class Lambda, class... FreeArgs>
class Callback_lambda: public CallbackArg<FreeArgs...> {
  // making 'l' mutable means that Callback_lamdba objects can contain
  // mutable lambda expressions
  mutable Lambda l;
public:
  void dispatch(typename Cgu::Param<FreeArgs>::ParamType... free_args) const {l(free_args...);}
  template <class L> Callback_lambda(L&& l_): l(std::forward<L>(l_)) {}
};

/* Convenience functions making callback objects on freestore.  These
 * can for example be passed as the first argument of the
 * Thread::start() method in thread.h. They are also used by the
 * Callback::post() function.
*/

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 */
template <class T, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(FreeArgs...)) {
  return new Callback0<T, FreeArgs...>{t, func};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED.
 *
 * Since this function constructs a callback which does not take a
 * bound argument, it is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 */
template <class T, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(FreeArgs...)) {
  return new Callback0<T, FreeArgs...>{t, func};
}

/**
 * Since this function constructs a callback which does not take a
 * bound argument, it is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(FreeArgs...)) {
  return new Callback0<T, FreeArgs...>{t, func};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg arg) {
  return new Callback1<false, T, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg& arg) {
  return new Callback1<false, T, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg, class Arg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg&& arg) {
  return new Callback1<true, T, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{t, func, std::forward<Arg>(arg)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2) {
  return new Callback2<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2) {
  return new Callback2<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2) {
  return new Callback2<true, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{t, func,
                                                                   std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                                   std::forward<Arg2>(arg2)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3) {
  return new Callback3<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3) {
  return new Callback3<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3) {
  return new Callback3<true, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{t, func,
                                                                              std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                                              std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                                                              std::forward<Arg3>(arg3)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
					       BoundArg4, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3,
			       BoundArg4 arg4) {
  return new Callback4<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                       BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						   BoundArg4, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3,
				   const BoundArg4& arg4) {
  return new Callback4<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                       BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class BoundArg4,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						   BoundArg4, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3,
				   Arg4&& arg4) {
  return new Callback4<true, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                       BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{t, func,
                                               std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                               std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                               std::forward<Arg3>(arg3),
                                               std::forward<Arg4>(arg4)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
					       BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3,
			       BoundArg4 arg4,
			       BoundArg5 arg5) {
  return new Callback5<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                       BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						   BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3,
				   const BoundArg4& arg4,
				   const BoundArg5& arg5) {
  return new Callback5<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                       BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class Arg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						   BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3,
				   Arg4&& arg4,
				   Arg5&& arg5) {
  return new Callback5<true, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                       BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{t, func,
                                                          std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                          std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                                          std::forward<Arg3>(arg3),
                                                          std::forward<Arg4>(arg4),
                                                          std::forward<Arg5>(arg5)};
}

/* const versions, for binding to const methods */

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 */
template <class T, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(const T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(FreeArgs...) const) {
  return new Callback0_const<T, FreeArgs...>{t, func};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED.
 *
 * Since this function constructs a callback which does not take a
 * bound argument, it is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 */
template <class T, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(FreeArgs...) const) {
  return new Callback0_const<T, FreeArgs...>{t, func};
}

/**
 * Since this function constructs a callback which does not take a
 * bound argument, it is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(FreeArgs...) const) {
  return new Callback0_const<T, FreeArgs...>{t, func};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(const T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...) const,
			       BoundArg arg) {
  return new Callback1_const<false, T, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...) const,
				   const BoundArg& arg) {
  return new Callback1_const<false, T, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg, class Arg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...) const,
				   Arg&& arg) {
  return new Callback1_const<true, T, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{t, func, std::forward<Arg>(arg)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(const T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...) const,
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2) {
  return new Callback2_const<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...) const,
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2) {
  return new Callback2_const<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...) const,
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2) {
  return new Callback2_const<true, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{t, func,
                                                                         std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                                         std::forward<Arg2>(arg2)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(const T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...) const,
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3) {
  return new Callback3_const<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...) const,
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3) {
  return new Callback3_const<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...) const,
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3) {
  return new Callback3_const<true, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{t, func,
                                                                                    std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                                                    std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                                                                    std::forward<Arg3>(arg3)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(const T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
					       BoundArg4, FreeArgs...) const,
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3,
			       BoundArg4 arg4) {
  return new Callback4_const<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                             BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						   BoundArg4, FreeArgs...) const,
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3,
				   const BoundArg4& arg4) {
  return new Callback4_const<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                             BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class BoundArg4,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						   BoundArg4, FreeArgs...) const,
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3,
				   Arg4&& arg4) {
  return new Callback4_const<true, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                             BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{t, func,
                                                     std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                     std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                                     std::forward<Arg3>(arg3),
                                                     std::forward<Arg4>(arg4)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(const T& t,
			       void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
					       BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...) const,
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3,
			       BoundArg4 arg4,
			       BoundArg5 arg5) {
  return new Callback5_const<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                             BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						   BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...) const,
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3,
				   const BoundArg4& arg4,
				   const BoundArg5& arg5) {
  return new Callback5_const<false, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                             BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{t, func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class T, class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class Arg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(const T& t,
				   void (T::*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						   BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...) const,
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3,
				   Arg4&& arg4,
				   Arg5&& arg5) {
  return new Callback5_const<true, T, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                             BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{t, func,
                                                                std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                                std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                                                std::forward<Arg3>(arg3),
                                                                std::forward<Arg4>(arg4),
                                                                std::forward<Arg5>(arg5)};
}

/* for static class methods and non-class functions */

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(void (*func)(FreeArgs...)) {
  return new Callback0_static<FreeArgs...>{func};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED.
 *
 * Since this function constructs a callback which does not take a
 * bound argument, it is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(void (*func)(FreeArgs...)) {
  return new Callback0_static<FreeArgs...>{func};
}

/**
 * Since this function constructs a callback which does not take a
 * bound argument, it is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  This exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option (instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(void (*func)(FreeArgs...)) {
  return new Callback0_static<FreeArgs...>{func};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(void (*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg arg) {
  return new Callback1_static<false, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{func, arg};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(void (*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg& arg) {
  return new Callback1_static<false, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{func, arg};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class BoundArg, class Arg, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(void (*func)(BoundArg, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg&& arg) {
  return new Callback1_static<true, BoundArg, FreeArgs...>{func, std::forward<Arg>(arg)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2) {
  return new Callback2_static<false, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{func, arg1, arg2};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2) {
  return new Callback2_static<false, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{func, arg1, arg2};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class Arg1, class Arg2, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2) {
  return new Callback2_static<true, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, FreeArgs...>{func,
                                                                       std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                                       std::forward<Arg2>(arg2)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3) {
  return new Callback3_static<false, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{func, arg1, arg2, arg3};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3) {
  return new Callback3_static<false, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{func, arg1, arg2, arg3};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3) {
  return new Callback3_static<true, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3, FreeArgs...>{func,
                                                                                  std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                                                  std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                                                                  std::forward<Arg3>(arg3)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
					    BoundArg4, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3,
			       BoundArg4 arg4) {
  return new Callback4_static<false, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                              BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						BoundArg4, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3,
				   const BoundArg4& arg4) {
  return new Callback4_static<false, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                              BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class BoundArg4,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						BoundArg4, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3,
				   Arg4&& arg4) {
  return new Callback4_static<true, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                              BoundArg4, FreeArgs...>{func,
                                                      std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                      std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                                      std::forward<Arg3>(arg3),
                                                      std::forward<Arg4>(arg4)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
					    BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...),
			       BoundArg1 arg1,
			       BoundArg2 arg2,
			       BoundArg3 arg3,
			       BoundArg4 arg4,
			       BoundArg5 arg5) {
  return new Callback5_static<false, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                              BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED: use Callback::make_ref() instead.
 *
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function receives an argument of
 * class type by value which is to be a bound argument, so the
 * compiler is not able to carry out copy elision when constructing
 * the callback object.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3,
          class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...),
				   const BoundArg1& arg1,
				   const BoundArg2& arg2,
				   const BoundArg3& arg3,
				   const BoundArg4& arg4,
				   const BoundArg5& arg5) {
  return new Callback5_static<false, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                              BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{func, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5};
}

/**
 * An alternative function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects,
 * which is for use where a target function either receives a class
 * type bound argument by value, or receives a bound argument by
 * reference to const in a case where the generated CallbackArg object
 * is to store a copy of that argument instead of just keeping a
 * reference.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.0-rc3
 */
template <class BoundArg1, class BoundArg2, class BoundArg3, class BoundArg4, class BoundArg5,
          class Arg1, class Arg2, class Arg3, class Arg4, class Arg5, class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(void (*func)(BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
						BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...),
				   Arg1&& arg1,
				   Arg2&& arg2,
				   Arg3&& arg3,
				   Arg4&& arg4,
				   Arg5&& arg5) {
  return new Callback5_static<true, BoundArg1, BoundArg2, BoundArg3,
                              BoundArg4, BoundArg5, FreeArgs...>{func,
                                                                 std::forward<Arg1>(arg1),
                                                                 std::forward<Arg2>(arg2),
                                                                 std::forward<Arg3>(arg3),
                                                                 std::forward<Arg4>(arg4),
                                                                 std::forward<Arg5>(arg5)};
}

/* for std::function objects */

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects from
 * std::function objects.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(const std::function<void(FreeArgs...)>& f) {
  return new Callback_function<FreeArgs...>{f};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED.
 *
 * A convenience function to make Callback::Callback objects from
 * std::function objects.  Since this function takes no bound argument
 * (and bound arguments are bound into the std::function object), it
 * is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(const std::function<void(FreeArgs...)>& f) {
  return new Callback_function<FreeArgs...>{f};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::Callback objects from
 * std::function objects.  Since this function takes no bound argument
 * (and bound arguments are bound into the std::function object), it
 * is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(const std::function<void(FreeArgs...)>& f) {
  return new Callback_function<FreeArgs...>{f};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects from
 * std::function objects.
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make(std::function<void(FreeArgs...)>&& f) {
  return new Callback_function<FreeArgs...>{std::move(f)};
}

/**
 * DEPRECATED.
 *
 * A convenience function to make Callback::Callback objects from
 * std::function objects.  Since this function takes no bound argument
 * (and bound arguments are bound into the std::function object), it
 * is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_val(std::function<void(FreeArgs...)>&& f) {
  return new Callback_function<FreeArgs...>{std::move(f)};
}

/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::Callback objects from
 * std::function objects.  Since this function takes no bound argument
 * (and bound arguments are bound into the std::function object), it
 * is a synonym for make() (the two are identical).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of a bound argument throws and it is not a reference
 * argument.
 */
template <class... FreeArgs>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* make_ref(std::function<void(FreeArgs...)>&& f) {
  return new Callback_function<FreeArgs...>{std::move(f)};
}

// This helper function to construct Callback_lambda objects could be
// implemented as a further overload of Callback::make().  No best
// match ambiguities would arise, because even when Callback::make()
// is passed a function pointer without bound arguments, the overload
// of Callback::make taking a function pointer (as opposed to a
// generic callable object) would still comprise the best match.
// However, to construct Callback_lambda objects, the unbound
// arguments need to be specified by hand, which doesn't happen with
// Callback::make() (it would only be necessary to specify an explicit
// type where a mutable reference argument is to be bound to the
// callback object).  It seems to me to be less confusing to the user
// therefore to have a separate Callback::lambda() helper function.
// However, if you disagree please let me know.

// template parameter packs do not need to be placed last in the case
// of function templates, as type deduction is available for the last
// parameter: there is in fact no function parameter pack in
// Callback::lambda() (function parameter packs must come last).
/**
 * A convenience function to make Callback::CallbackArg objects from
 * C++11 lambda expressions, or from any other arbitrary callable
 * object.  The types of the unbound arguments (if any) must be
 * explicitly specified as template parameters, as they cannot be
 * deduced.  From version 2.0.10, this function can be called for
 * lambda expressions which are declared mutable (in version 2.0.9,
 * this function could only be called for non-mutable lambda
 * expressions).  From version 2.0.16, this function can be passed
 * callable objects which are lvalues as well as rvalues (prior to
 * version 2.0.16, it could only be passed callable objects which are
 * rvalues).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc It might throw std::bad_alloc if memory
 * is exhausted and the system throws in that case (this exception
 * will not be thrown if the library has been installed using the
 * \--with-glib-memory-slices-no-compat configuration option: instead
 * glib will terminate the program if it is unable to obtain memory
 * from the operating system).  It will also throw if the copy or move
 * constructor of an object captured by the lambda expression throws.
 *
 * Since 2.0.9
 */
template <class... FreeArgs, class Lambda>
CallbackArg<FreeArgs...>* lambda(Lambda&& l) {
  typedef typename std::remove_const<typename std::remove_reference<Lambda>::type>::type LType;
  return new Callback_lambda<LType, FreeArgs...>{std::forward<Lambda>(l)};
}

} // namespace Callback

class Releaser;

namespace Callback {

/**
 * Posts a callback for execution by a glib main loop.  It is
 * thread-safe provided that (if glib < 2.32 is used) g_thread_init()
 * has been called.  glib >= 2.32 does not require g_thread_init() to
 * be called.  This function will not throw.
 * @param cb The callback object.  Ownership is taken of this object,
 * and it will be deleted when it has been finished with.
 * @param priority The priority to be given to the callback in the
 * main loop.  In ascending order of priorities, priorities are
 * G_PRIORITY_LOW, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE, G_PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE,
 * G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT and G_PRIORITY_HIGH. The default is
 * G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE.  This determines the order in which the
 * callback will appear in the event list in the main loop, not the
 * priority which the OS will adopt
 * @param context The glib main loop context in which the callback is
 * to be executed (the default of NULL will cause the callback to be
 * executed in the main program loop, and this is usually what is
 * wanted).
 * @note Cancellation of the receiving thread is blocked when the
 * callback executes.
 */
void post(const Callback* cb, gint priority = G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE,
	  GMainContext* context = 0);

/**
 * Posts a callback for execution by a glib main loop.  It is
 * thread-safe provided that (if glib < 2.32 is used) g_thread_init()
 * has been called.  glib >= 2.32 does not require g_thread_init() to
 * be called.  This function will not throw.
 * @param cb The callback object.  Ownership is taken of this object,
 * and it will be deleted when it has been finished with.
 * @param r A Releaser object for automatic disconnection of the
 * callback before it executes in the main loop (mainly relevant if
 * the callback represents a non-static member function of an object
 * which may be destroyed before the callback executes).
 * @param priority The priority to be given to the callback in the
 * main loop.  In ascending order of priorities, priorities are
 * G_PRIORITY_LOW, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE, G_PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE,
 * G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT and G_PRIORITY_HIGH. The default is
 * G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE.  This determines the order in which the
 * callback will appear in the event list in the main loop, not the
 * priority which the OS will adopt.
 * @param context The glib main loop context in which the callback is
 * to be executed (the default of NULL will cause the callback to be
 * executed in the main program loop, and this is usually what is
 * wanted).
 * @exception std::bad_alloc This function might throw std::bad_alloc
 * if memory is exhausted and the system throws in that case.  If it
 * does so, the Callback object will be disposed of.
 * @exception Cgu::Thread::MutexError This method might throw
 * Cgu:Thread::MutexError if initialisation of the mutex in a
 * SafeEmitterArg object constructed by this method fails.  If it does
 * so, the Callback object will be disposed of.  (It is often not
 * worth checking for this exception, as it means either memory is
 * exhausted or pthread has run out of other resources to create new
 * mutexes.)
 * @note 1. Cancellation of the receiving thread is blocked when the
 * callback executes.
 * @note 2. By virtue of the Releaser object, it is in theory possible
 * (if memory is exhausted and the system throws in that case) that an
 * internal SafeEmitterArg object will throw std::bad_alloc when
 * emitting/executing the callback in the glib main loop, with the
 * result that the relevant callback will not execute (instead the
 * exception will be consumed and a g_critical() warning will be
 * issued).  This is rarely of any relevance because glib will abort
 * the program if it is itself unable to obtain memory from the
 * operating system.  However, where it is relevant, design the
 * program so that it is not necessary to provide a releaser object.
 */
void post(const Callback* cb, Releaser& r,
	  gint priority = G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE, GMainContext* context = 0);

} // namespace Callback

} // namespace Cgu

#endif
