4 files changed, 97 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/crepe/util/CMakeLists.txt b/src/crepe/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 94ed906..f49d851 100644
--- a/src/crepe/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/crepe/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 target_sources(crepe PUBLIC
 	LogColor.cpp
 	Log.cpp
+	Private.cpp
 )
 
 target_sources(crepe PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS FILES
@@ -11,5 +12,7 @@ target_sources(crepe PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS FILES
 	Proxy.hpp
 	OptionalRef.h
 	OptionalRef.hpp
+	Private.h
+	Private.hpp
 )
 
diff --git a/src/crepe/util/Private.cpp b/src/crepe/util/Private.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5b5b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/util/Private.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "Private.h"
+
+using namespace crepe;
+
+bool Private::empty() const noexcept {
+	return this->instance == nullptr;
+}
+
+Private::~Private() {
+	if (this->instance == nullptr) return;
+	this->destructor(this->instance);
+}
+
+Private::Private(Private && other) {
+	*this = std::move(other);
+}
+
+Private & Private::operator=(Private && other) {
+	// TODO: ideally this function checks for self-assignment
+	this->instance = other.instance;
+	this->destructor = other.destructor;
+	this->type = other.type;
+
+	other.instance = nullptr;
+	other.destructor = [](void*){};
+
+	return *this;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/crepe/util/Private.h b/src/crepe/util/Private.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc3728f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/util/Private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <typeindex>
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace crepe {
+
+class Private {
+public:
+	Private() = default;
+	~Private();
+	Private(Private &&);
+	Private & operator=(Private &&);
+	Private(const Private &) = delete;
+	Private & operator=(const Private &) = delete;
+
+	template <typename T>
+	T & get();
+
+	template <typename T, typename... Args>
+	void set(Args &&... args);
+
+	bool empty() const noexcept;
+
+private:
+	std::function<void(void *)> destructor;
+	std::type_index type = typeid(void);
+	void * instance = nullptr;
+};
+
+}
+
+#include "Private.hpp"
+
diff --git a/src/crepe/util/Private.hpp b/src/crepe/util/Private.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30c8146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/util/Private.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <format>
+
+#include "Private.h"
+
+namespace crepe {
+
+template <typename T, typename... Args>
+void Private::set(Args &&... args) {
+	T * instance = new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+	this->instance = static_cast<void*>(instance);
+	this->destructor = [](void * instance) {
+		delete static_cast<T*>(instance);
+	};
+	this->type = typeid(T);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+T & Private::get() {
+	using namespace std;
+	if (this->empty())
+		throw out_of_range("Private: get() called on empty object");
+	type_index requested_type = typeid(T);
+	if (this->type != requested_type)
+		throw logic_error(format("Private: get() called with [T = {}] (actual is [T = {}])", requested_type.name(), this->type.name()));
+	return *static_cast<T*>(this->instance);
+}
+
+}