//=================================================================================================
/*!
//  \file blaze/math/shims/Serial.h
//  \brief Header file for the serial shim
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#ifndef _BLAZE_MATH_SHIMS_SERIAL_H_
#define _BLAZE_MATH_SHIMS_SERIAL_H_


//*************************************************************************************************
// Includes
//*************************************************************************************************

#include <blaze/system/Inline.h>
#include <blaze/util/EnableIf.h>
#include <blaze/util/typetraits/IsBuiltin.h>
#include <blaze/util/typetraits/IsComplex.h>


namespace blaze {

//=================================================================================================
//
//  SERIAL SHIM
//
//=================================================================================================

//*************************************************************************************************
/*!\brief Formal serialization of the evaluation of the given argument.
// \ingroup math_shims
//
// \param a The value/object to be evaluated serially.
// \return The serialized operation.
//
// The \a serial shim represents an abstract interface for the serialization of the evaluation of
// a value/object of any given data type. For data types that are per default evaluated serially,
// as for instance built-in data types, the default behavior is not changed.
*/
template< typename T >
BLAZE_ALWAYS_INLINE constexpr EnableIf_t< IsBuiltin_v<T> || IsComplex_v<T>, const T& >
   serial( const T& a ) noexcept
{
   return a;
}
//*************************************************************************************************

} // namespace blaze

#endif
