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+// Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#ifndef SBKNUMPYVIEW_H
+#define SBKNUMPYVIEW_H
+
+#include <sbkpython.h>
+#include <shibokenmacros.h>
+
+#include <iosfwd>
+
+namespace Shiboken::Numpy
+{
+
+/// Check whether the object is a PyArrayObject
+/// \param pyIn object
+/// \return Whether it is a PyArrayObject
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool check(PyObject *pyIn);
+
+/// A simple view of an up to 2 dimensional, C-contiguous array of a standard
+/// type. It can be passed to compilation units that do not include the
+/// numpy headers.
+struct LIBSHIBOKEN_API View
+{
+    enum Type { Int, Unsigned, Float, Double, Int16, Unsigned16, Int64, Unsigned64 };
+
+    static View fromPyObject(PyObject *pyIn);
+
+    operator bool() const { return ndim > 0; }
+
+    /// Return whether rhs is of the same type and dimensionality
+    bool sameLayout(const View &rhs) const;
+    /// Return whether rhs is of the same type dimensionality and size
+    bool sameSize(const View &rhs) const;
+
+    int ndim = 0;
+    Py_ssize_t dimensions[2];
+    Py_ssize_t stride[2];
+    void *data = nullptr;
+    Type type = Int;
+};
+
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &, const View &v);
+
+} //namespace Shiboken::Numpy
+
+#endif // SBKNUMPYVIEW_H