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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Intel Corporation
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+ * are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ * list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
+ * other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+ * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+ * specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include "Iterator.hpp"
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace utility
+{
+
+/**
+ * Raw copy of one variable to another of the same size
+ *
+ * This can be regarder as a reinterpret_cast but does a copy and does not
+ * break strict-aliasing rules.
+ *
+ * The source and the destination must have the same storage size (e.g. copying
+ * a uint8_t into a uint32_t won't compile)
+ *
+ * @tparam Source The source type
+ * @tparam Destination the destination type (even if it is a reference, this
+ *         function returns by copy)
+ * @param source Source variable
+ * @returns the source, reinterpreted as the destination type
+ */
+template <class Destination, class Source>
+typename std::remove_reference<Destination>::type binaryCopy(const Source source)
+{
+    static_assert(sizeof(Source) == sizeof(Destination),
+                  "Source and Destination must have the same size");
+
+    using Destination_ = decltype(binaryCopy<Destination>(source));
+
+    union
+    {
+        Source source;
+        Destination_ destination;
+    } hack;
+
+    hack.source = source;
+    return hack.destination;
+}
+
+} // namespace utility