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+// Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../../namespaces.h"
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace QDOC_CATCH_GENERATORS_UTILITIES_ABSOLUTE_NAMESPACE {
+
+    /*!
+     * Forces \value to be copied in an expression context.
+     *
+     * This is used in contexts where inferences of a type that
+     * requires generality might identify a reference when ownership
+     * is required.
+     *
+     * Note that the compiler might optmize the copy away. This is a
+     * non-issue as we are only interested in breaking lifetime
+     * dependencies.
+     */
+    template<typename T>
+    std::remove_reference_t<T> copy_value(T value) { return value; }
+
+} // end QDOC_CATCH_GENERATORS_UTILITIES_ABSOLUTE_NAMESPACE