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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 "BLI_string_ref.hh"
+
+#include "spreadsheet_cell_value.hh"
+
+namespace blender::ed::spreadsheet {
+
+/**
+ * This represents a column in a spreadsheet. It has a name and provides a value for all the cells
+ * in the column.
+ */
+class ColumnValues {
+ protected:
+  std::string name_;
+  int size_;
+
+ public:
+  ColumnValues(std::string name, const int size) : name_(std::move(name)), size_(size)
+  {
+  }
+
+  virtual ~ColumnValues() = default;
+
+  virtual void get_value(int index, CellValue &r_cell_value) const = 0;
+
+  StringRefNull name() const
+  {
+    return name_;
+  }
+
+  int size() const
+  {
+    return size_;
+  }
+
+  /* The default width of newly created columns, in UI units. */
+  float default_width = 0.0f;
+};
+
+/* Utility class for the function below. */
+template<typename GetValueF> class LambdaColumnValues : public ColumnValues {
+ private:
+  GetValueF get_value_;
+
+ public:
+  LambdaColumnValues(std::string name, int size, GetValueF get_value)
+      : ColumnValues(std::move(name), size), get_value_(std::move(get_value))
+  {
+  }
+
+  void get_value(int index, CellValue &r_cell_value) const final
+  {
+    get_value_(index, r_cell_value);
+  }
+};
+
+/* Utility function that simplifies creating a spreadsheet column from a lambda function. */
+template<typename GetValueF>
+std::unique_ptr<ColumnValues> column_values_from_function(std::string name,
+                                                          int size,
+                                                          GetValueF get_value)
+{
+  return std::make_unique<LambdaColumnValues<GetValueF>>(
+      std::move(name), size, std::move(get_value));
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::ed::spreadsheet