916ab0195d remove unused class util::Ref and its unit test (Sebastian Falbesoner)
8dbb87a393 refactor: replace util::Ref by std::any (C++17) (Sebastian Falbesoner)
95cccf8a4b util: introduce helper AnyPtr to access std::any instances (Sebastian Falbesoner)
Pull request description:
As described in `util/ref.h`: "_This implements a small subset of the functionality in C++17's std::any class, and **can be dropped when the project updates to C++17**_". For accessing the contained object of a `std::any` instance, a helper template function `AnyPtr` is introduced (thanks to ryanofsky).
ACKs for top commit:
hebasto:
re-ACK 916ab0195d, with command
ryanofsky:
Code review ACK 916ab0195d. Changes since last review: rebase and replacing types with `auto`. I might have used `const auto*` and `auto*` instead of plain `auto` because I think the qualifiers are useful, but this is all good.
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