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+// Copyright 2006-2008 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+//       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+//       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+//       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+//       with the distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+//       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+//       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+//
+
+#ifndef V8_HANDLES_INL_H_
+#define V8_HANDLES_INL_H_
+
+#include "apiutils.h"
+#include "handles.h"
+#include "api.h"
+
+namespace v8 {
+namespace internal {
+
+template<class T>
+Handle<T>::Handle(T* obj) {
+  ASSERT(!obj->IsFailure());
+  location_ = HandleScope::CreateHandle(obj);
+}
+
+
+template <class T>
+inline T* Handle<T>::operator*() const {
+  ASSERT(location_ != NULL);
+  ASSERT(reinterpret_cast<Address>(*location_) != kHandleZapValue);
+  return *location_;
+}
+
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+inline NoHandleAllocation::NoHandleAllocation() {
+  v8::ImplementationUtilities::HandleScopeData* current =
+      v8::ImplementationUtilities::CurrentHandleScope();
+  extensions_ = current->extensions;
+  // Shrink the current handle scope to make it impossible to do
+  // handle allocations without an explicit handle scope.
+  current->limit = current->next;
+  current->extensions = -1;
+}
+
+
+inline NoHandleAllocation::~NoHandleAllocation() {
+  // Restore state in current handle scope to re-enable handle
+  // allocations.
+  v8::ImplementationUtilities::CurrentHandleScope()->extensions = extensions_;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+} }  // namespace v8::internal
+
+#endif  // V8_HANDLES_INL_H_