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+#ifndef _common_shared_ptr_h
+#define _common_shared_ptr_h
+
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 The Apache Software Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/cast.hpp>
+
+namespace qpid {
+
+// Import shared_ptr definitions into qpid namespace and define some
+// useful shared_ptr templates for convenience.
+
+using boost::shared_ptr;
+using boost::dynamic_pointer_cast;
+using boost::static_pointer_cast;
+using boost::const_pointer_cast;
+using boost::shared_polymorphic_downcast;
+
+template <class T> shared_ptr<T> make_shared_ptr(T* ptr) {
+    return shared_ptr<T>(ptr);
+}
+
+template <class T, class D>
+shared_ptr<T> make_shared_ptr(T* ptr, D deleter) {
+    return shared_ptr<T>(ptr, deleter);
+}
+
+} // namespace qpid
+
+
+
+#endif  /*!_common_shared_ptr_h*/