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+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "BKE_idprop.h"
+
+#include "BLI_serialize.hh"
+#include "BLI_span.hh"
+
+namespace blender::bke::idprop {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Convert the given `properties` to `Value` objects for serialization.
+ *
+ * `IDP_ID` and `IDP_IDPARRAY` are not supported and will be ignored.
+ *
+ * UI data such as max/min will not be serialized.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<io::serialize::ArrayValue> convert_to_serialize_values(
+    const IDProperty *properties);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Convert the given `value` to an `IDProperty`.
+ */
+IDProperty *convert_from_serialize_value(const blender::io::serialize::Value &value);
+
+class IDPropertyDeleter {
+ public:
+  void operator()(IDProperty *id_prop)
+  {
+    IDP_FreeProperty(id_prop);
+  }
+};
+
+/** \brief Allocate a new IDProperty of type IDP_INT, set its name and value. */
+std::unique_ptr<IDProperty, IDPropertyDeleter> create(StringRefNull prop_name, int32_t value);
+
+/** \brief Allocate a new IDProperty of type IDP_FLOAT, set its name and value. */
+std::unique_ptr<IDProperty, IDPropertyDeleter> create(StringRefNull prop_name, float value);
+
+/** \brief Allocate a new IDProperty of type IDP_DOUBLE, set its name and value. */
+std::unique_ptr<IDProperty, IDPropertyDeleter> create(StringRefNull prop_name, double value);
+
+/** \brief Allocate a new IDProperty of type IDP_STRING, set its name and value. */
+std::unique_ptr<IDProperty, IDPropertyDeleter> create(StringRefNull prop_name,
+                                                      const StringRefNull value);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Allocate a new IDProperty of type IDP_ARRAY and subtype IDP_INT.
+ *
+ * \param values: The values will be copied into the IDProperty.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<IDProperty, IDPropertyDeleter> create(StringRefNull prop_name,
+                                                      Span<int32_t> values);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Allocate a new IDProperty of type IDP_ARRAY and subtype IDP_FLOAT.
+ *
+ * \param values: The values will be copied into the IDProperty.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<IDProperty, IDPropertyDeleter> create(StringRefNull prop_name, Span<float> values);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Allocate a new IDProperty of type IDP_ARRAY and subtype IDP_DOUBLE.
+ *
+ * \param values: The values will be copied into the IDProperty.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<IDProperty, IDPropertyDeleter> create(StringRefNull prop_name,
+                                                      Span<double> values);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Allocate a new IDProperty of type IDP_GROUP.
+ *
+ * \param prop_name: The name of the newly created property.
+ */
+
+std::unique_ptr<IDProperty, IDPropertyDeleter> create_group(StringRefNull prop_name);
+
+}  // namespace blender::bke::idprop