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+// Copyright (C) 2017 Jonathan Müller <jonathanmueller.dev@gmail.com>
+// This file is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file
+// found in the top-level directory of this distribution.
+
+#ifndef CPPAST_CPP_EXPRESSION_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define CPPAST_CPP_EXPRESSION_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <cppast/cpp_type.hpp>
+
+namespace cppast
+{
+    /// The kind of a [cppast::cpp_expression]().
+    enum class cpp_expression_kind
+    {
+        literal,
+
+        unexposed,
+    };
+
+    /// Base class for all C++ expressions.
+    class cpp_expression
+    {
+    public:
+        cpp_expression(const cpp_expression&) = delete;
+        cpp_expression& operator=(const cpp_expression&) = delete;
+
+        virtual ~cpp_expression() noexcept = default;
+
+        /// \returns The [cppast::cpp_expression_kind]().
+        cpp_expression_kind kind() const noexcept
+        {
+            return do_get_kind();
+        }
+
+        /// \returns The type of the expression.
+        const cpp_type& type() const noexcept
+        {
+            return *type_;
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        /// \effects Creates it given the type.
+        /// \requires The type must not be `nullptr`.
+        cpp_expression(std::unique_ptr<cpp_type> type) : type_(std::move(type))
+        {
+            DEBUG_ASSERT(type_ != nullptr, detail::precondition_error_handler{});
+        }
+
+    private:
+        /// \returns The [cppast::cpp_expression_kind]().
+        virtual cpp_expression_kind do_get_kind() const noexcept = 0;
+
+        std::unique_ptr<cpp_type> type_;
+    };
+
+    /// An unexposed [cppast::cpp_expression]().
+    ///
+    /// There is no further information than a string available.
+    class cpp_unexposed_expression final : cpp_expression
+    {
+    public:
+        /// \returns A newly created unexposed expression.
+        static std::unique_ptr<cpp_unexposed_expression> build(std::unique_ptr<cpp_type> type,
+                                                               std::string               str)
+        {
+            return std::unique_ptr<cpp_unexposed_expression>(
+                new cpp_unexposed_expression(std::move(type), std::move(str)));
+        }
+
+        /// \returns The expression as a string.
+        const std::string& expression() const noexcept
+        {
+            return str_;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        cpp_unexposed_expression(std::unique_ptr<cpp_type> type, std::string str)
+        : cpp_expression(std::move(type)), str_(std::move(str))
+        {
+        }
+
+        cpp_expression_kind do_get_kind() const noexcept override
+        {
+            return cpp_expression_kind::unexposed;
+        }
+
+        std::string str_;
+    };
+
+    /// A [cppast::cpp_expression]() that is a literal.
+    class cpp_literal_expression final : cpp_expression
+    {
+    public:
+        /// \returns A newly created literal expression.
+        static std::unique_ptr<cpp_literal_expression> build(std::unique_ptr<cpp_type> type,
+                                                             std::string               value)
+        {
+            return std::unique_ptr<cpp_literal_expression>(
+                new cpp_literal_expression(std::move(type), std::move(value)));
+        }
+
+        /// \returns The value of the literal, as string.
+        const std::string& value() const noexcept
+        {
+            return value_;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        cpp_literal_expression(std::unique_ptr<cpp_type> type, std::string value)
+        : cpp_expression(std::move(type)), value_(std::move(value))
+        {
+        }
+
+        cpp_expression_kind do_get_kind() const noexcept override
+        {
+            return cpp_expression_kind::literal;
+        }
+
+        std::string value_;
+    };
+} // namespace cppast
+
+#endif // CPPAST_CPP_EXPRESSION_HPP_INCLUDED