test of using boost::any

test/test_boost_any.py

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+import py, os, sys
+from pytest import raises
+from .support import setup_make
+
+
+class TestBOOSTANY:
+    def setup_class(cls):
+        import cppyy
+        cppyy.include('boost/any.hpp')
+
+    def test01_any_class(self):
+        """Availability of boost::any"""
+
+        import cppyy
+        assert cppyy.gbl.boost.any
+
+        from cppyy.gbl import std
+        from cppyy.gbl.boost import any
+
+        assert std.list(any)
+
+    def test02_any_usage(self):
+        """boost::any assignment and casting"""
+
+        import cppyy
+        assert cppyy.gbl.boost
+
+        from cppyy.gbl import std, boost
+
+        val = boost.any()
+        val.__assign__(std.vector[int]())
+        assert val.type() == cppyy.typeid(std.vector[int])
+
+        extract = boost.any_cast[std.vector[int]](std.move(val))
+        assert type(extract) is std.vector[int]
+        extract += xrange(100)
+
+        val.__assign__(std.move(extract))
+        assert len(extract) == 0
+
+        raises(Exception, boost.any_cast[int], std.move(val))
+
+        extract = boost.any_cast[std.vector[int]](std.move(val))
+        assert len(extract) == 100