xassert.h

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#pragma once

#include <stdexcept>

/** MRPT_LIKELY(): disable the branch prediction and manually setting the
 * preference
 * for the positive case.
 * See:
 * https://akrzemi1.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/asserts-in-constexpr-functions */
#if defined __GNUC__
#define MRPT_LIKELY(EXPR) __builtin_expect(!!(EXPR), 1)
#else
#define MRPT_LIKELY(EXPR) (!!(EXPR))
#endif

/** MRPT_X_ASSERT(): build error if condition is known not to work at compile
 * time, throw an exception at runtime if the condition needs to be evaluated.
 */
#define MRPT_X_ASSERT(CHECK) \
    (MRPT_LIKELY(CHECK) ? void(0) : [] { throw std::runtime_error(#CHECK); }())