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+#ifndef SOIL_MOISTURE_MISC_SUPPORT_H
+#define SOIL_MOISTURE_MISC_SUPPORT_H
+
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace trygvis {
+namespace misc_support {
+
+using namespace boost;
+using namespace std;
+namespace po = boost::program_options;
+
+template<typename Target, typename Source>
+static
+boost::optional<Target> map(boost::optional<Source> &a, std::function<Target(Source)> f) {
+    if (!a.is_initialized()) {
+        return boost::none;
+    }
+
+    return make_optional(f(a));
+}
+
+template<typename Target, typename Source>
+static
+boost::optional<Target> flat_map(boost::optional<Source> &a, boost::optional<Target> (&f)(Source)) {
+    if (!a.is_initialized()) {
+        return boost::none;
+    }
+
+    return f(a.get());
+}
+
+template<typename Target, typename Source = string>
+static
+boost::optional<Target> l_c(const Source source) {
+    try {
+        return boost::lexical_cast<Target>(source);
+    } catch (bad_lexical_cast &e) {
+        return boost::none;
+    }
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif