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+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef MIJIN_UTIL_PROPERTY_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define MIJIN_UTIL_PROPERTY_HPP_INCLUDED 1
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <utility>
+#include "../debug/assert.hpp"
+
+namespace mijin
+{
+
+//
+// public defines
+//
+
+//
+// public types
+//
+
+template<typename T, typename TGet = const T&, typename TSet = T>
+class PropertyStorage
+{
+public:
+    using value_t = T;
+    using get_t = TGet;
+    using set_t = TSet;
+
+    virtual ~PropertyStorage() noexcept = default;
+
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual TGet getValue() = 0;
+    virtual void setValue(TSet value) = 0;
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+class SimplePropertyStorage : public PropertyStorage<T>
+{
+private:
+    T value_;
+public:
+    SimplePropertyStorage() noexcept = default;
+    SimplePropertyStorage(const SimplePropertyStorage& other) noexcept(noexcept(T(other.value_))) = default;
+    SimplePropertyStorage(SimplePropertyStorage&& other) noexcept(noexcept(T(std::move(other.value_)))) = default;
+    explicit SimplePropertyStorage(T value) noexcept(noexcept(T(std::move(value)))) : value_(std::move(value)) {}
+
+    SimplePropertyStorage& operator=(const SimplePropertyStorage& other) noexcept(noexcept(value_ = other.value_)) = default;
+    SimplePropertyStorage& operator=(SimplePropertyStorage&& other) noexcept(noexcept(value_ = std::move(other.value_))) = default;
+
+    const T& getValue() noexcept override { return value_; }
+    void setValue(T value) override { value_ = std::move(value); }
+};
+
+template<typename T, typename TGet = const T&, typename TSet = T>
+class Property
+{
+private:
+    using storage_t = PropertyStorage<T, TGet, TSet>;
+    using storage_ptr_t = std::unique_ptr<storage_t>;
+
+    storage_ptr_t storage_;
+public:
+    class PropertyProxy
+    {
+    private:
+        Property* base_;
+    public:
+        explicit PropertyProxy(Property* base) noexcept : base_(base) {}
+
+        operator TGet() noexcept { return base_->get(); }
+        PropertyProxy& operator=(TSet value) noexcept(noexcept(std::declval<T&>() = std::move(value)))
+        {
+            base_->set(std::move(value));
+            return *this;
+        }
+    };
+
+    Property() noexcept = default;
+    explicit Property(storage_ptr_t storage) noexcept : storage_(std::move(storage)) {}
+    Property(Property&&) noexcept = default;
+
+    Property& operator=(Property&&) noexcept = default;
+    PropertyProxy operator*() noexcept { return PropertyProxy(this); }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] TGet get() noexcept
+    {
+        MIJIN_ASSERT_FATAL(storage_ != nullptr, "Cannot get value from an unset property.");
+        return storage_->getValue();
+    }
+    void set(TSet value) noexcept(noexcept(std::declval<T&>() = std::move(value)))
+    {
+        MIJIN_ASSERT_FATAL(storage_ != nullptr, "Cannot set value of an unset property.");
+        storage_->setValue(std::move<TSet>(value));
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename TStorage>
+Property(std::unique_ptr<TStorage>) -> Property<typename TStorage::value_t, typename TStorage::get_t, typename TStorage::set_t>;
+
+template<typename T>
+Property<T> makeSimpleProperty(T value) noexcept(noexcept(std::declval<T&>() = std::move(value)))
+{
+    return Property(std::make_unique<SimplePropertyStorage<T>>(std::move(value)));
+}
+}
+
+#endif // MIJIN_UTIL_PROPERTY_HPP_INCLUDED