1 files changed, 53 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/erebos/merge.h b/include/erebos/merge.h
index bef8212..9705e94 100644
--- a/include/erebos/merge.h
+++ b/include/erebos/merge.h
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 
 #include <erebos/storage.h>
 
+#include <optional>
+#include <vector>
+
 namespace erebos
 {
 
+using std::nullopt;
+using std::optional;
+using std::vector;
+
 template<class T> struct Mergeable
 {
 };
@@ -17,4 +24,50 @@ template<> struct Mergeable<vector<Stored<Object>>>
 	static vector<Stored<Object>> merge(const vector<Stored<Object>> & x) { return x; }
 };
 
+vector<Stored<Object>> findPropertyObjects(const vector<Stored<Object>> & leaves, const string & prop);
+
+template<typename T>
+optional<Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>> findPropertyComponent(const vector<Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>> & components, const string & prop)
+{
+	vector<Stored<Object>> leaves;
+	leaves.reserve(components.size());
+
+	for (const auto & c : components)
+		leaves.push_back(Stored<Object>::load(c.ref()));
+
+	auto candidates = findPropertyObjects(leaves, prop);
+	if (!candidates.empty())
+		return Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>::load(candidates[0].ref());
+	return nullopt;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+optional<Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>> findPropertyComponent(const T & x, const string & prop)
+{
+	return findPropertyComponent(x.components(), prop);
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+vector<Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>> findPropertyComponents(const vector<Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>> & components, const string & prop)
+{
+	vector<Stored<Object>> leaves;
+	leaves.reserve(components.size());
+
+	for (const auto & c : components)
+		leaves.push_back(Stored<Object>::load(c.ref()));
+
+	auto candidates = findPropertyObjects(leaves, prop);
+	vector<Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>> result;
+	result.reserve(candidates.size());
+	for (const auto & obj : candidates)
+		result.push_back(Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>::load(obj.ref()));
+	return result;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+vector<Stored<typename Mergeable<T>::Component>> findPropertyComponents(const T & x, const string & prop)
+{
+	return findPropertyComponents(x.components(), prop);
+}
+
 }