diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 439ab09..825a0ff 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ include LICENSE
 recursive-include src/rapidfuzz-cpp/src *.hpp *.txx
 recursive-include src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern/boost *
 recursive-include src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern/difflib *
+recursive-include src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern/nonstd *
+recursive-include extern/variant *
 include src/rapidfuzz-cpp/LICENSE
diff --git a/extern/variant/LICENSE.md b/extern/variant/LICENSE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d87ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extern/variant/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization obtaining a copy of the software and accompanying documentation covered by this license (the "Software") to use, reproduce, display, distribute, execute, and transmit the Software, and to prepare derivative works of the Software, and to permit third-parties to whom the Software is furnished to do so, all subject to the following:
+
+The copyright notices in the Software and this entire statement, including the above license grant, this restriction and the following disclaimer, must be included in all copies of the Software, in whole or in part, and all derivative works of the Software, unless such copies or derivative works are solely in the form of machine-executable object code generated by a source language processor.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR ANYONE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/extern/variant/variant.hpp b/extern/variant/variant.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b40183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extern/variant/variant.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2760 @@
+// MPark.Variant
+//
+// Copyright Michael Park, 2015-2017
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// (See accompanying file LICENSE.md or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef MPARK_VARIANT_HPP
+#define MPARK_VARIANT_HPP
+
+/*
+   variant synopsis
+namespace std {
+  // 20.7.2, class template variant
+  template <class... Types>
+  class variant {
+  public:
+    // 20.7.2.1, constructors
+    constexpr variant() noexcept(see below);
+    variant(const variant&);
+    variant(variant&&) noexcept(see below);
+    template <class T> constexpr variant(T&&) noexcept(see below);
+    template <class T, class... Args>
+    constexpr explicit variant(in_place_type_t<T>, Args&&...);
+    template <class T, class U, class... Args>
+    constexpr explicit variant(
+        in_place_type_t<T>, initializer_list<U>, Args&&...);
+    template <size_t I, class... Args>
+    constexpr explicit variant(in_place_index_t<I>, Args&&...);
+    template <size_t I, class U, class... Args>
+    constexpr explicit variant(
+        in_place_index_t<I>, initializer_list<U>, Args&&...);
+    // 20.7.2.2, destructor
+    ~variant();
+    // 20.7.2.3, assignment
+    variant& operator=(const variant&);
+    variant& operator=(variant&&) noexcept(see below);
+    template <class T> variant& operator=(T&&) noexcept(see below);
+    // 20.7.2.4, modifiers
+    template <class T, class... Args>
+    T& emplace(Args&&...);
+    template <class T, class U, class... Args>
+    T& emplace(initializer_list<U>, Args&&...);
+    template <size_t I, class... Args>
+    variant_alternative<I, variant>& emplace(Args&&...);
+    template <size_t I, class U, class...  Args>
+    variant_alternative<I, variant>& emplace(initializer_list<U>, Args&&...);
+    // 20.7.2.5, value status
+    constexpr bool valueless_by_exception() const noexcept;
+    constexpr size_t index() const noexcept;
+    // 20.7.2.6, swap
+    void swap(variant&) noexcept(see below);
+  };
+  // 20.7.3, variant helper classes
+  template <class T> struct variant_size; // undefined
+  template <class T>
+  constexpr size_t variant_size_v = variant_size<T>::value;
+  template <class T> struct variant_size<const T>;
+  template <class T> struct variant_size<volatile T>;
+  template <class T> struct variant_size<const volatile T>;
+  template <class... Types>
+  struct variant_size<variant<Types...>>;
+  template <size_t I, class T> struct variant_alternative; // undefined
+  template <size_t I, class T>
+  using variant_alternative_t = typename variant_alternative<I, T>::type;
+  template <size_t I, class T> struct variant_alternative<I, const T>;
+  template <size_t I, class T> struct variant_alternative<I, volatile T>;
+  template <size_t I, class T> struct variant_alternative<I, const volatile T>;
+  template <size_t I, class... Types>
+  struct variant_alternative<I, variant<Types...>>;
+  constexpr size_t variant_npos = -1;
+  // 20.7.4, value access
+  template <class T, class... Types>
+  constexpr bool holds_alternative(const variant<Types...>&) noexcept;
+  template <size_t I, class... Types>
+  constexpr variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Types...>>&
+  get(variant<Types...>&);
+  template <size_t I, class... Types>
+  constexpr variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Types...>>&&
+  get(variant<Types...>&&);
+  template <size_t I, class... Types>
+  constexpr variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Types...>> const&
+  get(const variant<Types...>&);
+  template <size_t I, class... Types>
+  constexpr variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Types...>> const&&
+  get(const variant<Types...>&&);
+  template <class T, class...  Types>
+  constexpr T& get(variant<Types...>&);
+  template <class T, class... Types>
+  constexpr T&& get(variant<Types...>&&);
+  template <class T, class... Types>
+  constexpr const T& get(const variant<Types...>&);
+  template <class T, class... Types>
+  constexpr const T&& get(const variant<Types...>&&);
+  template <size_t I, class... Types>
+  constexpr add_pointer_t<variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Types...>>>
+  get_if(variant<Types...>*) noexcept;
+  template <size_t I, class... Types>
+  constexpr add_pointer_t<const variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Types...>>>
+  get_if(const variant<Types...>*) noexcept;
+  template <class T, class... Types>
+  constexpr add_pointer_t<T>
+  get_if(variant<Types...>*) noexcept;
+  template <class T, class... Types>
+  constexpr add_pointer_t<const T>
+  get_if(const variant<Types...>*) noexcept;
+  // 20.7.5, relational operators
+  template <class... Types>
+  constexpr bool operator==(const variant<Types...>&, const variant<Types...>&);
+  template <class... Types>
+  constexpr bool operator!=(const variant<Types...>&, const variant<Types...>&);
+  template <class... Types>
+  constexpr bool operator<(const variant<Types...>&, const variant<Types...>&);
+  template <class... Types>
+  constexpr bool operator>(const variant<Types...>&, const variant<Types...>&);
+  template <class... Types>
+  constexpr bool operator<=(const variant<Types...>&, const variant<Types...>&);
+  template <class... Types>
+  constexpr bool operator>=(const variant<Types...>&, const variant<Types...>&);
+  // 20.7.6, visitation
+  template <class Visitor, class... Variants>
+  constexpr see below visit(Visitor&&, Variants&&...);
+  // 20.7.7, class monostate
+  struct monostate;
+  // 20.7.8, monostate relational operators
+  constexpr bool operator<(monostate, monostate) noexcept;
+  constexpr bool operator>(monostate, monostate) noexcept;
+  constexpr bool operator<=(monostate, monostate) noexcept;
+  constexpr bool operator>=(monostate, monostate) noexcept;
+  constexpr bool operator==(monostate, monostate) noexcept;
+  constexpr bool operator!=(monostate, monostate) noexcept;
+  // 20.7.9, specialized algorithms
+  template <class... Types>
+  void swap(variant<Types...>&, variant<Types...>&) noexcept(see below);
+  // 20.7.10, class bad_variant_access
+  class bad_variant_access;
+  // 20.7.11, hash support
+  template <class T> struct hash;
+  template <class... Types> struct hash<variant<Types...>>;
+  template <> struct hash<monostate>;
+} // namespace std
+*/
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <exception>
+#include <functional>
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <new>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+// MPark.Variant
+//
+// Copyright Michael Park, 2015-2017
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// (See accompanying file LICENSE.md or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef MPARK_CONFIG_HPP
+#define MPARK_CONFIG_HPP
+
+// MSVC 2015 Update 3.
+#if __cplusplus < 201103L && (!defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_FULL_VER < 190024210)
+#error "MPark.Variant requires C++11 support."
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __has_attribute
+#define __has_attribute(x) 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __has_builtin
+#define __has_builtin(x) 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __has_include
+#define __has_include(x) 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __has_feature
+#define __has_feature(x) 0
+#endif
+
+#if __has_attribute(always_inline) || defined(__GNUC__)
+#define MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE __attribute__((__always_inline__)) inline
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE __forceinline
+#else
+#define MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE inline
+#endif
+
+#if __has_builtin(__builtin_addressof) || \
+    (defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 7) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MPARK_BUILTIN_ADDRESSOF
+#endif
+
+#if __has_builtin(__builtin_unreachable) || defined(__GNUC__)
+#define MPARK_BUILTIN_UNREACHABLE __builtin_unreachable()
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MPARK_BUILTIN_UNREACHABLE __assume(false)
+#else
+#define MPARK_BUILTIN_UNREACHABLE
+#endif
+
+#if __has_builtin(__type_pack_element)
+#define MPARK_TYPE_PACK_ELEMENT
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_constexpr) && __cpp_constexpr >= 200704 && \
+    !(defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ == 9)
+#define MPARK_CPP11_CONSTEXPR
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_constexpr) && __cpp_constexpr >= 201304
+#define MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+#endif
+
+#if __has_feature(cxx_exceptions) || defined(__cpp_exceptions) || \
+    (defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_CPPUNWIND))
+#define MPARK_EXCEPTIONS
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_generic_lambdas) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_lib_integer_sequence)
+#define MPARK_INTEGER_SEQUENCE
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_return_type_deduction) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MPARK_RETURN_TYPE_DEDUCTION
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_lib_transparent_operators) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MPARK_TRANSPARENT_OPERATORS
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_variable_templates) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MPARK_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(__GLIBCXX__) || __has_include(<codecvt>)  // >= libstdc++-5
+#define MPARK_TRIVIALITY_TYPE_TRAITS
+#define MPARK_INCOMPLETE_TYPE_TRAITS
+#endif
+
+#endif  // MPARK_CONFIG_HPP
+
+// MPark.Variant
+//
+// Copyright Michael Park, 2015-2017
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// (See accompanying file LICENSE.md or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef MPARK_IN_PLACE_HPP
+#define MPARK_IN_PLACE_HPP
+
+#include <cstddef>
+
+
+namespace mpark {
+
+  struct in_place_t { explicit in_place_t() = default; };
+
+  template <std::size_t I>
+  struct in_place_index_t { explicit in_place_index_t() = default; };
+
+  template <typename T>
+  struct in_place_type_t { explicit in_place_type_t() = default; };
+
+#ifdef MPARK_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
+  constexpr in_place_t in_place{};
+
+  template <std::size_t I> constexpr in_place_index_t<I> in_place_index{};
+
+  template <typename T> constexpr in_place_type_t<T> in_place_type{};
+#endif
+
+}  // namespace mpark
+
+#endif  // MPARK_IN_PLACE_HPP
+
+// MPark.Variant
+//
+// Copyright Michael Park, 2015-2017
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// (See accompanying file LICENSE.md or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef MPARK_LIB_HPP
+#define MPARK_LIB_HPP
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <functional>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+
+#define MPARK_RETURN(...) \
+  noexcept(noexcept(__VA_ARGS__)) -> decltype(__VA_ARGS__) { return __VA_ARGS__; }
+
+namespace mpark {
+  namespace lib {
+    template <typename T>
+    struct identity { using type = T; };
+
+    inline namespace cpp14 {
+      template <typename T, std::size_t N>
+      struct array {
+        constexpr const T &operator[](std::size_t index) const {
+          return data[index];
+        }
+
+        T data[N == 0 ? 1 : N];
+      };
+
+      template <typename T>
+      using add_pointer_t = typename std::add_pointer<T>::type;
+
+      template <typename... Ts>
+      using common_type_t = typename std::common_type<Ts...>::type;
+
+      template <typename T>
+      using decay_t = typename std::decay<T>::type;
+
+      template <bool B, typename T = void>
+      using enable_if_t = typename std::enable_if<B, T>::type;
+
+      template <typename T>
+      using remove_const_t = typename std::remove_const<T>::type;
+
+      template <typename T>
+      using remove_reference_t = typename std::remove_reference<T>::type;
+
+      template <typename T>
+      inline constexpr T &&forward(remove_reference_t<T> &t) noexcept {
+        return static_cast<T &&>(t);
+      }
+
+      template <typename T>
+      inline constexpr T &&forward(remove_reference_t<T> &&t) noexcept {
+        static_assert(!std::is_lvalue_reference<T>::value,
+                      "can not forward an rvalue as an lvalue");
+        return static_cast<T &&>(t);
+      }
+
+      template <typename T>
+      inline constexpr remove_reference_t<T> &&move(T &&t) noexcept {
+        return static_cast<remove_reference_t<T> &&>(t);
+      }
+
+#ifdef MPARK_INTEGER_SEQUENCE
+      using std::integer_sequence;
+      using std::index_sequence;
+      using std::make_index_sequence;
+      using std::index_sequence_for;
+#else
+      template <typename T, T... Is>
+      struct integer_sequence {
+        using value_type = T;
+        static constexpr std::size_t size() noexcept { return sizeof...(Is); }
+      };
+
+      template <std::size_t... Is>
+      using index_sequence = integer_sequence<std::size_t, Is...>;
+
+      template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
+      struct make_index_sequence_concat;
+
+      template <std::size_t... Lhs, std::size_t... Rhs>
+      struct make_index_sequence_concat<index_sequence<Lhs...>,
+                                        index_sequence<Rhs...>>
+          : identity<index_sequence<Lhs..., (sizeof...(Lhs) + Rhs)...>> {};
+
+      template <std::size_t N>
+      struct make_index_sequence_impl;
+
+      template <std::size_t N>
+      using make_index_sequence = typename make_index_sequence_impl<N>::type;
+
+      template <std::size_t N>
+      struct make_index_sequence_impl
+          : make_index_sequence_concat<make_index_sequence<N / 2>,
+                                       make_index_sequence<N - (N / 2)>> {};
+
+      template <>
+      struct make_index_sequence_impl<0> : identity<index_sequence<>> {};
+
+      template <>
+      struct make_index_sequence_impl<1> : identity<index_sequence<0>> {};
+
+      template <typename... Ts>
+      using index_sequence_for = make_index_sequence<sizeof...(Ts)>;
+#endif
+
+      // <functional>
+#ifdef MPARK_TRANSPARENT_OPERATORS
+      using equal_to = std::equal_to<>;
+#else
+      struct equal_to {
+        template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
+        inline constexpr auto operator()(Lhs &&lhs, Rhs &&rhs) const
+          MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<Lhs>(lhs) == lib::forward<Rhs>(rhs))
+      };
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MPARK_TRANSPARENT_OPERATORS
+      using not_equal_to = std::not_equal_to<>;
+#else
+      struct not_equal_to {
+        template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
+        inline constexpr auto operator()(Lhs &&lhs, Rhs &&rhs) const
+          MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<Lhs>(lhs) != lib::forward<Rhs>(rhs))
+      };
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MPARK_TRANSPARENT_OPERATORS
+      using less = std::less<>;
+#else
+      struct less {
+        template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
+        inline constexpr auto operator()(Lhs &&lhs, Rhs &&rhs) const
+          MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<Lhs>(lhs) < lib::forward<Rhs>(rhs))
+      };
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MPARK_TRANSPARENT_OPERATORS
+      using greater = std::greater<>;
+#else
+      struct greater {
+        template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
+        inline constexpr auto operator()(Lhs &&lhs, Rhs &&rhs) const
+          MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<Lhs>(lhs) > lib::forward<Rhs>(rhs))
+      };
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MPARK_TRANSPARENT_OPERATORS
+      using less_equal = std::less_equal<>;
+#else
+      struct less_equal {
+        template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
+        inline constexpr auto operator()(Lhs &&lhs, Rhs &&rhs) const
+          MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<Lhs>(lhs) <= lib::forward<Rhs>(rhs))
+      };
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MPARK_TRANSPARENT_OPERATORS
+      using greater_equal = std::greater_equal<>;
+#else
+      struct greater_equal {
+        template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
+        inline constexpr auto operator()(Lhs &&lhs, Rhs &&rhs) const
+          MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<Lhs>(lhs) >= lib::forward<Rhs>(rhs))
+      };
+#endif
+    }  // namespace cpp14
+
+    inline namespace cpp17 {
+
+      // <type_traits>
+      template <bool B>
+      using bool_constant = std::integral_constant<bool, B>;
+
+      template <typename...>
+      struct voider : identity<void> {};
+
+      template <typename... Ts>
+      using void_t = typename voider<Ts...>::type;
+
+      namespace detail {
+        namespace swappable {
+
+          using std::swap;
+
+          template <typename T>
+          struct is_swappable {
+            private:
+            template <typename U,
+                      typename = decltype(swap(std::declval<U &>(),
+                                               std::declval<U &>()))>
+            inline static std::true_type test(int);
+
+            template <typename U>
+            inline static std::false_type test(...);
+
+            public:
+            static constexpr bool value = decltype(test<T>(0))::value;
+          };
+
+          template <bool IsSwappable, typename T>
+          struct is_nothrow_swappable {
+            static constexpr bool value =
+                noexcept(swap(std::declval<T &>(), std::declval<T &>()));
+          };
+
+          template <typename T>
+          struct is_nothrow_swappable<false, T> : std::false_type {};
+
+        }  // namespace swappable
+      }  // namespace detail
+
+      using detail::swappable::is_swappable;
+
+      template <typename T>
+      using is_nothrow_swappable =
+          detail::swappable::is_nothrow_swappable<is_swappable<T>::value, T>;
+
+      // <functional>
+      namespace detail {
+
+        template <typename T>
+        struct is_reference_wrapper : std::false_type {};
+
+        template <typename T>
+        struct is_reference_wrapper<std::reference_wrapper<T>>
+            : std::true_type {};
+
+        template <bool, int>
+        struct Invoke;
+
+        template <>
+        struct Invoke<true /* pmf */, 0 /* is_base_of */> {
+          template <typename R, typename T, typename Arg, typename... Args>
+          inline static constexpr auto invoke(R T::*pmf, Arg &&arg, Args &&... args)
+            MPARK_RETURN((lib::forward<Arg>(arg).*pmf)(lib::forward<Args>(args)...))
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        struct Invoke<true /* pmf */, 1 /* is_reference_wrapper */> {
+          template <typename R, typename T, typename Arg, typename... Args>
+          inline static constexpr auto invoke(R T::*pmf, Arg &&arg, Args &&... args)
+            MPARK_RETURN((lib::forward<Arg>(arg).get().*pmf)(lib::forward<Args>(args)...))
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        struct Invoke<true /* pmf */, 2 /* otherwise */> {
+          template <typename R, typename T, typename Arg, typename... Args>
+          inline static constexpr auto invoke(R T::*pmf, Arg &&arg, Args &&... args)
+            MPARK_RETURN(((*lib::forward<Arg>(arg)).*pmf)(lib::forward<Args>(args)...))
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        struct Invoke<false /* pmo */, 0 /* is_base_of */> {
+          template <typename R, typename T, typename Arg>
+          inline static constexpr auto invoke(R T::*pmo, Arg &&arg)
+            MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<Arg>(arg).*pmo)
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        struct Invoke<false /* pmo */, 1 /* is_reference_wrapper */> {
+          template <typename R, typename T, typename Arg>
+          inline static constexpr auto invoke(R T::*pmo, Arg &&arg)
+            MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<Arg>(arg).get().*pmo)
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        struct Invoke<false /* pmo */, 2 /* otherwise */> {
+          template <typename R, typename T, typename Arg>
+          inline static constexpr auto invoke(R T::*pmo, Arg &&arg)
+              MPARK_RETURN((*lib::forward<Arg>(arg)).*pmo)
+        };
+
+        template <typename R, typename T, typename Arg, typename... Args>
+        inline constexpr auto invoke(R T::*f, Arg &&arg, Args &&... args)
+          MPARK_RETURN(
+              Invoke<std::is_function<R>::value,
+                     (std::is_base_of<T, lib::decay_t<Arg>>::value
+                          ? 0
+                          : is_reference_wrapper<lib::decay_t<Arg>>::value
+                                ? 1
+                                : 2)>::invoke(f,
+                                              lib::forward<Arg>(arg),
+                                              lib::forward<Args>(args)...))
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4100)
+#endif
+        template <typename F, typename... Args>
+        inline constexpr auto invoke(F &&f, Args &&... args)
+          MPARK_RETURN(lib::forward<F>(f)(lib::forward<Args>(args)...))
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+      }  // namespace detail
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Args>
+      inline constexpr auto invoke(F &&f, Args &&... args)
+        MPARK_RETURN(detail::invoke(lib::forward<F>(f),
+                                    lib::forward<Args>(args)...))
+
+      namespace detail {
+
+        template <typename Void, typename, typename...>
+        struct invoke_result {};
+
+        template <typename F, typename... Args>
+        struct invoke_result<void_t<decltype(lib::invoke(
+                                 std::declval<F>(), std::declval<Args>()...))>,
+                             F,
+                             Args...>
+            : identity<decltype(
+                  lib::invoke(std::declval<F>(), std::declval<Args>()...))> {};
+
+      }  // namespace detail
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Args>
+      using invoke_result = detail::invoke_result<void, F, Args...>;
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Args>
+      using invoke_result_t = typename invoke_result<F, Args...>::type;
+
+      namespace detail {
+
+        template <typename Void, typename, typename...>
+        struct is_invocable : std::false_type {};
+
+        template <typename F, typename... Args>
+        struct is_invocable<void_t<invoke_result_t<F, Args...>>, F, Args...>
+            : std::true_type {};
+
+        template <typename Void, typename, typename, typename...>
+        struct is_invocable_r : std::false_type {};
+
+        template <typename R, typename F, typename... Args>
+        struct is_invocable_r<void_t<invoke_result_t<F, Args...>>,
+                              R,
+                              F,
+                              Args...>
+            : std::is_convertible<invoke_result_t<F, Args...>, R> {};
+
+      }  // namespace detail
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Args>
+      using is_invocable = detail::is_invocable<void, F, Args...>;
+
+      template <typename R, typename F, typename... Args>
+      using is_invocable_r = detail::is_invocable_r<void, R, F, Args...>;
+
+      namespace detail {
+
+        template <bool Invocable, typename F, typename... Args>
+        struct is_nothrow_invocable {
+          static constexpr bool value =
+              noexcept(lib::invoke(std::declval<F>(), std::declval<Args>()...));
+        };
+
+        template <typename F, typename... Args>
+        struct is_nothrow_invocable<false, F, Args...> : std::false_type {};
+
+        template <bool Invocable, typename R, typename F, typename... Args>
+        struct is_nothrow_invocable_r {
+          private:
+          inline static R impl() {
+            return lib::invoke(std::declval<F>(), std::declval<Args>()...);
+          }
+
+          public:
+          static constexpr bool value = noexcept(impl());
+        };
+
+        template <typename R, typename F, typename... Args>
+        struct is_nothrow_invocable_r<false, R, F, Args...> : std::false_type {};
+
+      }  // namespace detail
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Args>
+      using is_nothrow_invocable = detail::
+          is_nothrow_invocable<is_invocable<F, Args...>::value, F, Args...>;
+
+      template <typename R, typename F, typename... Args>
+      using is_nothrow_invocable_r =
+          detail::is_nothrow_invocable_r<is_invocable_r<R, F, Args...>::value,
+                                         R,
+                                         F,
+                                         Args...>;
+
+      // <memory>
+#ifdef MPARK_BUILTIN_ADDRESSOF
+      template <typename T>
+      inline constexpr T *addressof(T &arg) noexcept {
+        return __builtin_addressof(arg);
+      }
+#else
+      namespace detail {
+
+        namespace has_addressof_impl {
+
+          struct fail;
+
+          template <typename T>
+          inline fail operator&(T &&);
+
+          template <typename T>
+          inline static constexpr bool impl() {
+            return (std::is_class<T>::value || std::is_union<T>::value) &&
+                   !std::is_same<decltype(&std::declval<T &>()), fail>::value;
+          }
+
+        }  // namespace has_addressof_impl
+
+        template <typename T>
+        using has_addressof = bool_constant<has_addressof_impl::impl<T>()>;
+
+        template <typename T>
+        inline constexpr T *addressof(T &arg, std::true_type) noexcept {
+          return std::addressof(arg);
+        }
+
+        template <typename T>
+        inline constexpr T *addressof(T &arg, std::false_type) noexcept {
+          return &arg;
+        }
+
+      }  // namespace detail
+
+      template <typename T>
+      inline constexpr T *addressof(T &arg) noexcept {
+        return detail::addressof(arg, detail::has_addressof<T>{});
+      }
+#endif
+
+      template <typename T>
+      inline constexpr T *addressof(const T &&) = delete;
+
+    }  // namespace cpp17
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct remove_all_extents : identity<T> {};
+
+    template <typename T, std::size_t N>
+    struct remove_all_extents<array<T, N>> : remove_all_extents<T> {};
+
+    template <typename T>
+    using remove_all_extents_t = typename remove_all_extents<T>::type;
+
+    template <std::size_t N>
+    using size_constant = std::integral_constant<std::size_t, N>;
+
+    template <std::size_t I, typename T>
+    struct indexed_type : size_constant<I> { using type = T; };
+
+    template <bool... Bs>
+    using all = std::is_same<integer_sequence<bool, true, Bs...>,
+                             integer_sequence<bool, Bs..., true>>;
+
+#ifdef MPARK_TYPE_PACK_ELEMENT
+    template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+    using type_pack_element_t = __type_pack_element<I, Ts...>;
+#else
+    template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+    struct type_pack_element_impl {
+      private:
+      template <typename>
+      struct set;
+
+      template <std::size_t... Is>
+      struct set<index_sequence<Is...>> : indexed_type<Is, Ts>... {};
+
+      template <typename T>
+      inline static std::enable_if<true, T> impl(indexed_type<I, T>);
+
+      inline static std::enable_if<false> impl(...);
+
+      public:
+      using type = decltype(impl(set<index_sequence_for<Ts...>>{}));
+    };
+
+    template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+    using type_pack_element = typename type_pack_element_impl<I, Ts...>::type;
+
+    template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+    using type_pack_element_t = typename type_pack_element<I, Ts...>::type;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MPARK_TRIVIALITY_TYPE_TRAITS
+    using std::is_trivially_copy_constructible;
+    using std::is_trivially_move_constructible;
+    using std::is_trivially_copy_assignable;
+    using std::is_trivially_move_assignable;
+#else
+    template <typename T>
+    struct is_trivially_copy_constructible
+        : bool_constant<
+              std::is_copy_constructible<T>::value && __has_trivial_copy(T)> {};
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct is_trivially_move_constructible : bool_constant<__is_trivial(T)> {};
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct is_trivially_copy_assignable
+        : bool_constant<
+              std::is_copy_assignable<T>::value && __has_trivial_assign(T)> {};
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct is_trivially_move_assignable : bool_constant<__is_trivial(T)> {};
+#endif
+
+    template <typename T, bool>
+    struct dependent_type : T {};
+
+    template <typename Is, std::size_t J>
+    struct push_back;
+
+    template <typename Is, std::size_t J>
+    using push_back_t = typename push_back<Is, J>::type;
+
+    template <std::size_t... Is, std::size_t J>
+    struct push_back<index_sequence<Is...>, J> {
+      using type = index_sequence<Is..., J>;
+    };
+
+  }  // namespace lib
+}  // namespace mpark
+
+#undef MPARK_RETURN
+
+#endif  // MPARK_LIB_HPP
+
+
+namespace mpark {
+
+#ifdef MPARK_RETURN_TYPE_DEDUCTION
+
+#define AUTO auto
+#define AUTO_RETURN(...) { return __VA_ARGS__; }
+
+#define AUTO_REFREF auto &&
+#define AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(...) { return __VA_ARGS__; }
+
+#define DECLTYPE_AUTO decltype(auto)
+#define DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(...) { return __VA_ARGS__; }
+
+#else
+
+#define AUTO auto
+#define AUTO_RETURN(...) \
+  -> lib::decay_t<decltype(__VA_ARGS__)> { return __VA_ARGS__; }
+
+#define AUTO_REFREF auto
+#define AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(...)                                           \
+  -> decltype((__VA_ARGS__)) {                                            \
+    static_assert(std::is_reference<decltype((__VA_ARGS__))>::value, ""); \
+    return __VA_ARGS__;                                                   \
+  }
+
+#define DECLTYPE_AUTO auto
+#define DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(...) \
+  -> decltype(__VA_ARGS__) { return __VA_ARGS__; }
+
+#endif
+
+  class bad_variant_access : public std::exception {
+    public:
+    virtual const char *what() const noexcept override { return "bad_variant_access"; }
+  };
+
+  [[noreturn]] inline void throw_bad_variant_access() {
+#ifdef MPARK_EXCEPTIONS
+    throw bad_variant_access{};
+#else
+    std::terminate();
+    MPARK_BUILTIN_UNREACHABLE;
+#endif
+  }
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  class variant;
+
+  template <typename T>
+  struct variant_size;
+
+#ifdef MPARK_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
+  template <typename T>
+  constexpr std::size_t variant_size_v = variant_size<T>::value;
+#endif
+
+  template <typename T>
+  struct variant_size<const T> : variant_size<T> {};
+
+  template <typename T>
+  struct variant_size<volatile T> : variant_size<T> {};
+
+  template <typename T>
+  struct variant_size<const volatile T> : variant_size<T> {};
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  struct variant_size<variant<Ts...>> : lib::size_constant<sizeof...(Ts)> {};
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename T>
+  struct variant_alternative;
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename T>
+  using variant_alternative_t = typename variant_alternative<I, T>::type;
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename T>
+  struct variant_alternative<I, const T>
+      : std::add_const<variant_alternative_t<I, T>> {};
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename T>
+  struct variant_alternative<I, volatile T>
+      : std::add_volatile<variant_alternative_t<I, T>> {};
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename T>
+  struct variant_alternative<I, const volatile T>
+      : std::add_cv<variant_alternative_t<I, T>> {};
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+  struct variant_alternative<I, variant<Ts...>> {
+    static_assert(I < sizeof...(Ts),
+                  "index out of bounds in `std::variant_alternative<>`");
+    using type = lib::type_pack_element_t<I, Ts...>;
+  };
+
+  constexpr std::size_t variant_npos = static_cast<std::size_t>(-1);
+
+  namespace detail {
+
+    constexpr std::size_t not_found = static_cast<std::size_t>(-1);
+    constexpr std::size_t ambiguous = static_cast<std::size_t>(-2);
+
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+    template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+    inline constexpr std::size_t find_index() {
+      constexpr lib::array<bool, sizeof...(Ts)> matches = {
+          {std::is_same<T, Ts>::value...}
+      };
+      std::size_t result = not_found;
+      for (std::size_t i = 0; i < sizeof...(Ts); ++i) {
+        if (matches[i]) {
+          if (result != not_found) {
+            return ambiguous;
+          }
+          result = i;
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+#else
+    inline constexpr std::size_t find_index_impl(std::size_t result,
+                                                 std::size_t) {
+      return result;
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Bs>
+    inline constexpr std::size_t find_index_impl(std::size_t result,
+                                                 std::size_t idx,
+                                                 bool b,
+                                                 Bs... bs) {
+      return b ? (result != not_found ? ambiguous
+                                      : find_index_impl(idx, idx + 1, bs...))
+               : find_index_impl(result, idx + 1, bs...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+    inline constexpr std::size_t find_index() {
+      return find_index_impl(not_found, 0, std::is_same<T, Ts>::value...);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    template <std::size_t I>
+    using find_index_sfinae_impl =
+        lib::enable_if_t<I != not_found && I != ambiguous,
+                         lib::size_constant<I>>;
+
+    template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+    using find_index_sfinae = find_index_sfinae_impl<find_index<T, Ts...>()>;
+
+    template <std::size_t I>
+    struct find_index_checked_impl : lib::size_constant<I> {
+      static_assert(I != not_found, "the specified type is not found.");
+      static_assert(I != ambiguous, "the specified type is ambiguous.");
+    };
+
+    template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+    using find_index_checked = find_index_checked_impl<find_index<T, Ts...>()>;
+
+    struct valueless_t {};
+
+    enum class Trait { TriviallyAvailable, Available, Unavailable };
+
+    template <typename T,
+              template <typename> class IsTriviallyAvailable,
+              template <typename> class IsAvailable>
+    inline constexpr Trait trait() {
+      return IsTriviallyAvailable<T>::value
+                 ? Trait::TriviallyAvailable
+                 : IsAvailable<T>::value ? Trait::Available
+                                         : Trait::Unavailable;
+    }
+
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+    template <typename... Traits>
+    inline constexpr Trait common_trait(Traits... traits_) {
+      Trait result = Trait::TriviallyAvailable;
+      lib::array<Trait, sizeof...(Traits)> traits = {{traits_...}};
+      for (std::size_t i = 0; i < sizeof...(Traits); ++i) {
+        Trait t = traits[i];
+        if (static_cast<int>(t) > static_cast<int>(result)) {
+          result = t;
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+#else
+    inline constexpr Trait common_trait_impl(Trait result) { return result; }
+
+    template <typename... Traits>
+    inline constexpr Trait common_trait_impl(Trait result,
+                                             Trait t,
+                                             Traits... ts) {
+      return static_cast<int>(t) > static_cast<int>(result)
+                 ? common_trait_impl(t, ts...)
+                 : common_trait_impl(result, ts...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Traits>
+    inline constexpr Trait common_trait(Traits... ts) {
+      return common_trait_impl(Trait::TriviallyAvailable, ts...);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    struct traits {
+      static constexpr Trait copy_constructible_trait =
+          common_trait(trait<Ts,
+                             lib::is_trivially_copy_constructible,
+                             std::is_copy_constructible>()...);
+
+      static constexpr Trait move_constructible_trait =
+          common_trait(trait<Ts,
+                             lib::is_trivially_move_constructible,
+                             std::is_move_constructible>()...);
+
+      static constexpr Trait copy_assignable_trait =
+          common_trait(copy_constructible_trait,
+                       trait<Ts,
+                             lib::is_trivially_copy_assignable,
+                             std::is_copy_assignable>()...);
+
+      static constexpr Trait move_assignable_trait =
+          common_trait(move_constructible_trait,
+                       trait<Ts,
+                             lib::is_trivially_move_assignable,
+                             std::is_move_assignable>()...);
+
+      static constexpr Trait destructible_trait =
+          common_trait(trait<Ts,
+                             std::is_trivially_destructible,
+                             std::is_destructible>()...);
+    };
+
+    namespace access {
+
+      struct recursive_union {
+#ifdef MPARK_RETURN_TYPE_DEDUCTION
+        template <typename V>
+        inline static constexpr auto &&get_alt(V &&v, in_place_index_t<0>) {
+          return lib::forward<V>(v).head_;
+        }
+
+        template <typename V, std::size_t I>
+        inline static constexpr auto &&get_alt(V &&v, in_place_index_t<I>) {
+          return get_alt(lib::forward<V>(v).tail_, in_place_index_t<I - 1>{});
+        }
+#else
+        template <std::size_t I, bool Dummy = true>
+        struct get_alt_impl {
+          template <typename V>
+          inline constexpr AUTO_REFREF operator()(V &&v) const
+            AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(get_alt_impl<I - 1>{}(lib::forward<V>(v).tail_))
+        };
+
+        template <bool Dummy>
+        struct get_alt_impl<0, Dummy> {
+          template <typename V>
+          inline constexpr AUTO_REFREF operator()(V &&v) const
+            AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(lib::forward<V>(v).head_)
+        };
+
+        template <typename V, std::size_t I>
+        inline static constexpr AUTO_REFREF get_alt(V &&v, in_place_index_t<I>)
+          AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(get_alt_impl<I>{}(lib::forward<V>(v)))
+#endif
+      };
+
+      struct base {
+        template <std::size_t I, typename V>
+        inline static constexpr AUTO_REFREF get_alt(V &&v)
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+          AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(recursive_union::get_alt(
+              lib::forward<V>(v).data_, in_place_index_t<I>{}))
+#else
+          AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(recursive_union::get_alt(
+              data(lib::forward<V>(v)), in_place_index_t<I>{}))
+#endif
+      };
+
+      struct variant {
+        template <std::size_t I, typename V>
+        inline static constexpr AUTO_REFREF get_alt(V &&v)
+          AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(base::get_alt<I>(lib::forward<V>(v).impl_))
+      };
+
+    }  // namespace access
+
+    namespace visitation {
+
+#if defined(MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR) && !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MPARK_VARIANT_SWITCH_VISIT
+#endif
+
+      struct base {
+        template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+        using dispatch_result_t = decltype(
+            lib::invoke(std::declval<Visitor>(),
+                        access::base::get_alt<0>(std::declval<Vs>())...));
+
+        template <typename Expected>
+        struct expected {
+          template <typename Actual>
+          inline static constexpr bool but_got() {
+            return std::is_same<Expected, Actual>::value;
+          }
+        };
+
+        template <typename Expected, typename Actual>
+        struct visit_return_type_check {
+          static_assert(
+              expected<Expected>::template but_got<Actual>(),
+              "`visit` requires the visitor to have a single return type");
+
+          template <typename Visitor, typename... Alts>
+          inline static constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO invoke(Visitor &&visitor,
+                                                       Alts &&... alts)
+            DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(lib::invoke(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                                             lib::forward<Alts>(alts)...))
+        };
+
+#ifdef MPARK_VARIANT_SWITCH_VISIT
+        template <bool B, typename R, typename... ITs>
+        struct dispatcher;
+
+        template <typename R, typename... ITs>
+        struct dispatcher<false, R, ITs...> {
+          template <std::size_t B, typename F, typename... Vs>
+          MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE static constexpr R dispatch(
+              F &&, typename ITs::type &&..., Vs &&...) {
+            MPARK_BUILTIN_UNREACHABLE;
+          }
+
+          template <std::size_t I, typename F, typename... Vs>
+          MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE static constexpr R dispatch_case(F &&, Vs &&...) {
+            MPARK_BUILTIN_UNREACHABLE;
+          }
+
+          template <std::size_t B, typename F, typename... Vs>
+          MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE static constexpr R dispatch_at(std::size_t,
+                                                             F &&,
+                                                             Vs &&...) {
+            MPARK_BUILTIN_UNREACHABLE;
+          }
+        };
+
+        template <typename R, typename... ITs>
+        struct dispatcher<true, R, ITs...> {
+          template <std::size_t B, typename F>
+          MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE static constexpr R dispatch(
+              F &&f, typename ITs::type &&... visited_vs) {
+            using Expected = R;
+            using Actual = decltype(lib::invoke(
+                lib::forward<F>(f),
+                access::base::get_alt<ITs::value>(
+                    lib::forward<typename ITs::type>(visited_vs))...));
+            return visit_return_type_check<Expected, Actual>::invoke(
+                lib::forward<F>(f),
+                access::base::get_alt<ITs::value>(
+                    lib::forward<typename ITs::type>(visited_vs))...);
+          }
+
+          template <std::size_t B, typename F, typename V, typename... Vs>
+          MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE static constexpr R dispatch(
+              F &&f, typename ITs::type &&... visited_vs, V &&v, Vs &&... vs) {
+#define MPARK_DISPATCH(I)                                                   \
+  dispatcher<(I < lib::decay_t<V>::size()),                                 \
+             R,                                                             \
+             ITs...,                                                        \
+             lib::indexed_type<I, V>>::                                     \
+      template dispatch<0>(lib::forward<F>(f),                              \
+                           lib::forward<typename ITs::type>(visited_vs)..., \
+                           lib::forward<V>(v),                              \
+                           lib::forward<Vs>(vs)...)
+
+#define MPARK_DEFAULT(I)                                                      \
+  dispatcher<(I < lib::decay_t<V>::size()), R, ITs...>::template dispatch<I>( \
+      lib::forward<F>(f),                                                     \
+      lib::forward<typename ITs::type>(visited_vs)...,                        \
+      lib::forward<V>(v),                                                     \
+      lib::forward<Vs>(vs)...)
+
+            switch (v.index()) {
+              case B + 0: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 0);
+              case B + 1: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 1);
+              case B + 2: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 2);
+              case B + 3: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 3);
+              case B + 4: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 4);
+              case B + 5: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 5);
+              case B + 6: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 6);
+              case B + 7: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 7);
+              case B + 8: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 8);
+              case B + 9: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 9);
+              case B + 10: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 10);
+              case B + 11: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 11);
+              case B + 12: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 12);
+              case B + 13: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 13);
+              case B + 14: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 14);
+              case B + 15: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 15);
+              case B + 16: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 16);
+              case B + 17: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 17);
+              case B + 18: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 18);
+              case B + 19: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 19);
+              case B + 20: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 20);
+              case B + 21: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 21);
+              case B + 22: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 22);
+              case B + 23: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 23);
+              case B + 24: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 24);
+              case B + 25: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 25);
+              case B + 26: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 26);
+              case B + 27: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 27);
+              case B + 28: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 28);
+              case B + 29: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 29);
+              case B + 30: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 30);
+              case B + 31: return MPARK_DISPATCH(B + 31);
+              default: return MPARK_DEFAULT(B + 32);
+            }
+
+#undef MPARK_DEFAULT
+#undef MPARK_DISPATCH
+          }
+
+          template <std::size_t I, typename F, typename... Vs>
+          MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE static constexpr R dispatch_case(F &&f,
+                                                               Vs &&... vs) {
+            using Expected = R;
+            using Actual = decltype(
+                lib::invoke(lib::forward<F>(f),
+                            access::base::get_alt<I>(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...));
+            return visit_return_type_check<Expected, Actual>::invoke(
+                lib::forward<F>(f),
+                access::base::get_alt<I>(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...);
+          }
+
+          template <std::size_t B, typename F, typename V, typename... Vs>
+          MPARK_ALWAYS_INLINE static constexpr R dispatch_at(std::size_t index,
+                                                             F &&f,
+                                                             V &&v,
+                                                             Vs &&... vs) {
+            static_assert(lib::all<(lib::decay_t<V>::size() ==
+                                    lib::decay_t<Vs>::size())...>::value,
+                          "all of the variants must be the same size.");
+#define MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(I)                                               \
+  dispatcher<(I < lib::decay_t<V>::size()), R>::template dispatch_case<I>( \
+      lib::forward<F>(f), lib::forward<V>(v), lib::forward<Vs>(vs)...)
+
+#define MPARK_DEFAULT(I)                                                 \
+  dispatcher<(I < lib::decay_t<V>::size()), R>::template dispatch_at<I>( \
+      index, lib::forward<F>(f), lib::forward<V>(v), lib::forward<Vs>(vs)...)
+
+            switch (index) {
+              case B + 0: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 0);
+              case B + 1: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 1);
+              case B + 2: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 2);
+              case B + 3: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 3);
+              case B + 4: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 4);
+              case B + 5: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 5);
+              case B + 6: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 6);
+              case B + 7: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 7);
+              case B + 8: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 8);
+              case B + 9: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 9);
+              case B + 10: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 10);
+              case B + 11: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 11);
+              case B + 12: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 12);
+              case B + 13: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 13);
+              case B + 14: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 14);
+              case B + 15: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 15);
+              case B + 16: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 16);
+              case B + 17: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 17);
+              case B + 18: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 18);
+              case B + 19: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 19);
+              case B + 20: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 20);
+              case B + 21: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 21);
+              case B + 22: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 22);
+              case B + 23: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 23);
+              case B + 24: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 24);
+              case B + 25: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 25);
+              case B + 26: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 26);
+              case B + 27: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 27);
+              case B + 28: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 28);
+              case B + 29: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 29);
+              case B + 30: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 30);
+              case B + 31: return MPARK_DISPATCH_AT(B + 31);
+              default: return MPARK_DEFAULT(B + 32);
+            }
+
+#undef MPARK_DEFAULT
+#undef MPARK_DISPATCH_AT
+          }
+        };
+#else
+        template <typename T>
+        inline static constexpr const T &at(const T &elem) noexcept {
+          return elem;
+        }
+
+        template <typename T, std::size_t N, typename... Is>
+        inline static constexpr const lib::remove_all_extents_t<T> &at(
+            const lib::array<T, N> &elems, std::size_t i, Is... is) noexcept {
+          return at(elems[i], is...);
+        }
+
+        template <typename F, typename... Fs>
+        inline static constexpr lib::array<lib::decay_t<F>, sizeof...(Fs) + 1>
+        make_farray(F &&f, Fs &&... fs) {
+          return {{lib::forward<F>(f), lib::forward<Fs>(fs)...}};
+        }
+
+        template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+        struct make_fmatrix_impl {
+
+          template <std::size_t... Is>
+          inline static constexpr dispatch_result_t<F, Vs...> dispatch(
+              F &&f, Vs &&... vs) {
+            using Expected = dispatch_result_t<F, Vs...>;
+            using Actual = decltype(lib::invoke(
+                lib::forward<F>(f),
+                access::base::get_alt<Is>(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...));
+            return visit_return_type_check<Expected, Actual>::invoke(
+                lib::forward<F>(f),
+                access::base::get_alt<Is>(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...);
+          }
+
+#ifdef MPARK_RETURN_TYPE_DEDUCTION
+          template <std::size_t... Is>
+          inline static constexpr auto impl(lib::index_sequence<Is...>) {
+            return &dispatch<Is...>;
+          }
+
+          template <typename Is, std::size_t... Js, typename... Ls>
+          inline static constexpr auto impl(Is,
+                                            lib::index_sequence<Js...>,
+                                            Ls... ls) {
+            return make_farray(impl(lib::push_back_t<Is, Js>{}, ls...)...);
+          }
+#else
+          template <typename...>
+          struct impl;
+
+          template <std::size_t... Is>
+          struct impl<lib::index_sequence<Is...>> {
+            inline constexpr AUTO operator()() const
+              AUTO_RETURN(&dispatch<Is...>)
+          };
+
+          template <typename Is, std::size_t... Js, typename... Ls>
+          struct impl<Is, lib::index_sequence<Js...>, Ls...> {
+            inline constexpr AUTO operator()() const
+              AUTO_RETURN(
+                  make_farray(impl<lib::push_back_t<Is, Js>, Ls...>{}()...))
+          };
+#endif
+        };
+
+#ifdef MPARK_RETURN_TYPE_DEDUCTION
+        template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr auto make_fmatrix() {
+          return make_fmatrix_impl<F, Vs...>::impl(
+              lib::index_sequence<>{},
+              lib::make_index_sequence<lib::decay_t<Vs>::size()>{}...);
+        }
+#else
+        template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr AUTO make_fmatrix()
+          AUTO_RETURN(
+              typename make_fmatrix_impl<F, Vs...>::template impl<
+                  lib::index_sequence<>,
+                  lib::make_index_sequence<lib::decay_t<Vs>::size()>...>{}())
+#endif
+
+        template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+        struct make_fdiagonal_impl {
+          template <std::size_t I>
+          inline static constexpr dispatch_result_t<F, Vs...> dispatch(
+              F &&f, Vs &&... vs) {
+            using Expected = dispatch_result_t<F, Vs...>;
+            using Actual = decltype(
+                lib::invoke(lib::forward<F>(f),
+                            access::base::get_alt<I>(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...));
+            return visit_return_type_check<Expected, Actual>::invoke(
+                lib::forward<F>(f),
+                access::base::get_alt<I>(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...);
+          }
+
+          template <std::size_t... Is>
+          inline static constexpr AUTO impl(lib::index_sequence<Is...>)
+            AUTO_RETURN(make_farray(&dispatch<Is>...))
+        };
+
+        template <typename F, typename V, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr auto make_fdiagonal()
+            -> decltype(make_fdiagonal_impl<F, V, Vs...>::impl(
+                lib::make_index_sequence<lib::decay_t<V>::size()>{})) {
+          static_assert(lib::all<(lib::decay_t<V>::size() ==
+                                  lib::decay_t<Vs>::size())...>::value,
+                        "all of the variants must be the same size.");
+          return make_fdiagonal_impl<F, V, Vs...>::impl(
+              lib::make_index_sequence<lib::decay_t<V>::size()>{});
+        }
+#endif
+      };
+
+#if !defined(MPARK_VARIANT_SWITCH_VISIT) && \
+    (!defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1910)
+      template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+      using fmatrix_t = decltype(base::make_fmatrix<F, Vs...>());
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+      struct fmatrix {
+        static constexpr fmatrix_t<F, Vs...> value =
+            base::make_fmatrix<F, Vs...>();
+      };
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+      constexpr fmatrix_t<F, Vs...> fmatrix<F, Vs...>::value;
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+      using fdiagonal_t = decltype(base::make_fdiagonal<F, Vs...>());
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+      struct fdiagonal {
+        static constexpr fdiagonal_t<F, Vs...> value =
+            base::make_fdiagonal<F, Vs...>();
+      };
+
+      template <typename F, typename... Vs>
+      constexpr fdiagonal_t<F, Vs...> fdiagonal<F, Vs...>::value;
+#endif
+
+      struct alt {
+        template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO visit_alt(Visitor &&visitor,
+                                                        Vs &&... vs)
+#ifdef MPARK_VARIANT_SWITCH_VISIT
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(
+              base::dispatcher<
+                  true,
+                  base::dispatch_result_t<Visitor,
+                                          decltype(as_base(
+                                              lib::forward<Vs>(vs)))...>>::
+                  template dispatch<0>(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                                       as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...))
+#elif !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1910
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(base::at(
+              fmatrix<Visitor &&,
+                      decltype(as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs)))...>::value,
+              vs.index()...)(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                             as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...))
+#else
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(base::at(
+              base::make_fmatrix<Visitor &&,
+                      decltype(as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs)))...>(),
+              vs.index()...)(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                             as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...))
+#endif
+
+        template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO visit_alt_at(std::size_t index,
+                                                           Visitor &&visitor,
+                                                           Vs &&... vs)
+#ifdef MPARK_VARIANT_SWITCH_VISIT
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(
+              base::dispatcher<
+                  true,
+                  base::dispatch_result_t<Visitor,
+                                          decltype(as_base(
+                                              lib::forward<Vs>(vs)))...>>::
+                  template dispatch_at<0>(index,
+                                          lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                                          as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...))
+#elif !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1910
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(base::at(
+              fdiagonal<Visitor &&,
+                        decltype(as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs)))...>::value,
+              index)(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                     as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...))
+#else
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(base::at(
+              base::make_fdiagonal<Visitor &&,
+                        decltype(as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs)))...>(),
+              index)(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                     as_base(lib::forward<Vs>(vs))...))
+#endif
+      };
+
+      struct variant {
+        private:
+        template <typename Visitor>
+        struct visitor {
+          template <typename... Values>
+          inline static constexpr bool does_not_handle() {
+            return lib::is_invocable<Visitor, Values...>::value;
+          }
+        };
+
+        template <typename Visitor, typename... Values>
+        struct visit_exhaustiveness_check {
+          static_assert(visitor<Visitor>::template does_not_handle<Values...>(),
+                        "`visit` requires the visitor to be exhaustive.");
+
+          inline static constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO invoke(Visitor &&visitor,
+                                                       Values &&... values)
+            DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(lib::invoke(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                                             lib::forward<Values>(values)...))
+        };
+
+        template <typename Visitor>
+        struct value_visitor {
+          Visitor &&visitor_;
+
+          template <typename... Alts>
+          inline constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO operator()(Alts &&... alts) const
+            DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(
+                visit_exhaustiveness_check<
+                    Visitor,
+                    decltype((lib::forward<Alts>(alts).value))...>::
+                    invoke(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor_),
+                           lib::forward<Alts>(alts).value...))
+        };
+
+        template <typename Visitor>
+        inline static constexpr AUTO make_value_visitor(Visitor &&visitor)
+          AUTO_RETURN(value_visitor<Visitor>{lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor)})
+
+        public:
+        template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO visit_alt(Visitor &&visitor,
+                                                        Vs &&... vs)
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(alt::visit_alt(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                                              lib::forward<Vs>(vs).impl_...))
+
+        template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO visit_alt_at(std::size_t index,
+                                                           Visitor &&visitor,
+                                                           Vs &&... vs)
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(
+              alt::visit_alt_at(index,
+                                lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                                lib::forward<Vs>(vs).impl_...))
+
+        template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO visit_value(Visitor &&visitor,
+                                                          Vs &&... vs)
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(
+              visit_alt(make_value_visitor(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor)),
+                        lib::forward<Vs>(vs)...))
+
+        template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+        inline static constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO visit_value_at(std::size_t index,
+                                                             Visitor &&visitor,
+                                                             Vs &&... vs)
+          DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(
+              visit_alt_at(index,
+                           make_value_visitor(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor)),
+                           lib::forward<Vs>(vs)...))
+      };
+
+    }  // namespace visitation
+
+    template <std::size_t Index, typename T>
+    struct alt {
+      using value_type = T;
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4244)
+#endif
+      template <typename... Args>
+      inline explicit constexpr alt(in_place_t, Args &&... args)
+          : value(lib::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+
+      T value;
+    };
+
+    template <Trait DestructibleTrait, std::size_t Index, typename... Ts>
+    union recursive_union;
+
+    template <Trait DestructibleTrait, std::size_t Index>
+    union recursive_union<DestructibleTrait, Index> {};
+
+#define MPARK_VARIANT_RECURSIVE_UNION(destructible_trait, destructor)      \
+  template <std::size_t Index, typename T, typename... Ts>                 \
+  union recursive_union<destructible_trait, Index, T, Ts...> {             \
+    public:                                                                \
+    inline explicit constexpr recursive_union(valueless_t) noexcept        \
+        : dummy_{} {}                                                      \
+                                                                           \
+    template <typename... Args>                                            \
+    inline explicit constexpr recursive_union(in_place_index_t<0>,         \
+                                              Args &&... args)             \
+        : head_(in_place_t{}, lib::forward<Args>(args)...) {}              \
+                                                                           \
+    template <std::size_t I, typename... Args>                             \
+    inline explicit constexpr recursive_union(in_place_index_t<I>,         \
+                                              Args &&... args)             \
+        : tail_(in_place_index_t<I - 1>{}, lib::forward<Args>(args)...) {} \
+                                                                           \
+    recursive_union(const recursive_union &) = default;                    \
+    recursive_union(recursive_union &&) = default;                         \
+                                                                           \
+    destructor                                                             \
+                                                                           \
+    recursive_union &operator=(const recursive_union &) = default;         \
+    recursive_union &operator=(recursive_union &&) = default;              \
+                                                                           \
+    private:                                                               \
+    char dummy_;                                                           \
+    alt<Index, T> head_;                                                   \
+    recursive_union<destructible_trait, Index + 1, Ts...> tail_;           \
+                                                                           \
+    friend struct access::recursive_union;                                 \
+  }
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_RECURSIVE_UNION(Trait::TriviallyAvailable,
+                                  ~recursive_union() = default;);
+    MPARK_VARIANT_RECURSIVE_UNION(Trait::Available,
+                                  ~recursive_union() {});
+    MPARK_VARIANT_RECURSIVE_UNION(Trait::Unavailable,
+                                  ~recursive_union() = delete;);
+
+#undef MPARK_VARIANT_RECURSIVE_UNION
+
+    using index_t = unsigned int;
+
+    template <Trait DestructibleTrait, typename... Ts>
+    class base {
+      public:
+      inline explicit constexpr base(valueless_t tag) noexcept
+          : data_(tag), index_(static_cast<index_t>(-1)) {}
+
+      template <std::size_t I, typename... Args>
+      inline explicit constexpr base(in_place_index_t<I>, Args &&... args)
+          : data_(in_place_index_t<I>{}, lib::forward<Args>(args)...),
+            index_(I) {}
+
+      inline constexpr bool valueless_by_exception() const noexcept {
+        return index_ == static_cast<index_t>(-1);
+      }
+
+      inline constexpr std::size_t index() const noexcept {
+        return valueless_by_exception() ? variant_npos : index_;
+      }
+
+      protected:
+      using data_t = recursive_union<DestructibleTrait, 0, Ts...>;
+
+      friend inline constexpr base &as_base(base &b) { return b; }
+      friend inline constexpr const base &as_base(const base &b) { return b; }
+      friend inline constexpr base &&as_base(base &&b) { return lib::move(b); }
+      friend inline constexpr const base &&as_base(const base &&b) { return lib::move(b); }
+
+      friend inline constexpr data_t &data(base &b) { return b.data_; }
+      friend inline constexpr const data_t &data(const base &b) { return b.data_; }
+      friend inline constexpr data_t &&data(base &&b) { return lib::move(b).data_; }
+      friend inline constexpr const data_t &&data(const base &&b) { return lib::move(b).data_; }
+
+      inline static constexpr std::size_t size() { return sizeof...(Ts); }
+
+      data_t data_;
+      index_t index_;
+
+      friend struct access::base;
+      friend struct visitation::base;
+    };
+
+    struct dtor {
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4100)
+#endif
+      template <typename Alt>
+      inline void operator()(Alt &alt) const noexcept { alt.~Alt(); }
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+    };
+
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1910
+#define MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(type, base) using base::base;
+#else
+#define MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(type, base)         \
+  template <typename... Args>                     \
+  inline explicit constexpr type(Args &&... args) \
+      : base(lib::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
+#endif
+
+    template <typename Traits, Trait = Traits::destructible_trait>
+    class destructor;
+
+#define MPARK_VARIANT_DESTRUCTOR(destructible_trait, definition, destroy) \
+  template <typename... Ts>                                               \
+  class destructor<traits<Ts...>, destructible_trait>                     \
+      : public base<destructible_trait, Ts...> {                          \
+    using super = base<destructible_trait, Ts...>;                        \
+                                                                          \
+    public:                                                               \
+    MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(destructor, super)                              \
+    using super::operator=;                                               \
+                                                                          \
+    destructor(const destructor &) = default;                             \
+    destructor(destructor &&) = default;                                  \
+    definition                                                            \
+    destructor &operator=(const destructor &) = default;                  \
+    destructor &operator=(destructor &&) = default;                       \
+                                                                          \
+    protected:                                                            \
+    destroy                                                               \
+  }
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_DESTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::TriviallyAvailable,
+        ~destructor() = default;,
+        inline void destroy() noexcept {
+          this->index_ = static_cast<index_t>(-1);
+        });
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_DESTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::Available,
+        ~destructor() { destroy(); },
+        inline void destroy() noexcept {
+          if (!this->valueless_by_exception()) {
+            visitation::alt::visit_alt(dtor{}, *this);
+          }
+          this->index_ = static_cast<index_t>(-1);
+        });
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_DESTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::Unavailable,
+        ~destructor() = delete;,
+        inline void destroy() noexcept = delete;);
+
+#undef MPARK_VARIANT_DESTRUCTOR
+
+    template <typename Traits>
+    class constructor : public destructor<Traits> {
+      using super = destructor<Traits>;
+
+      public:
+      MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(constructor, super)
+      using super::operator=;
+
+      protected:
+#ifndef MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+      struct ctor {
+        template <typename LhsAlt, typename RhsAlt>
+        inline void operator()(LhsAlt &lhs_alt, RhsAlt &&rhs_alt) const {
+          constructor::construct_alt(lhs_alt,
+                                     lib::forward<RhsAlt>(rhs_alt).value);
+        }
+      };
+#endif
+
+      template <std::size_t I, typename T, typename... Args>
+      inline static T &construct_alt(alt<I, T> &a, Args &&... args) {
+        auto *result = ::new (static_cast<void *>(lib::addressof(a)))
+            alt<I, T>(in_place_t{}, lib::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        return result->value;
+      }
+
+      template <typename Rhs>
+      inline static void generic_construct(constructor &lhs, Rhs &&rhs) {
+        lhs.destroy();
+        if (!rhs.valueless_by_exception()) {
+          visitation::alt::visit_alt_at(
+              rhs.index(),
+#ifdef MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+              [](auto &lhs_alt, auto &&rhs_alt) {
+                constructor::construct_alt(
+                    lhs_alt, lib::forward<decltype(rhs_alt)>(rhs_alt).value);
+              }
+#else
+              ctor{}
+#endif
+              ,
+              lhs,
+              lib::forward<Rhs>(rhs));
+          lhs.index_ = rhs.index_;
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    template <typename Traits, Trait = Traits::move_constructible_trait>
+    class move_constructor;
+
+#define MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_CONSTRUCTOR(move_constructible_trait, definition) \
+  template <typename... Ts>                                                  \
+  class move_constructor<traits<Ts...>, move_constructible_trait>            \
+      : public constructor<traits<Ts...>> {                                  \
+    using super = constructor<traits<Ts...>>;                                \
+                                                                             \
+    public:                                                                  \
+    MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(move_constructor, super)                           \
+    using super::operator=;                                                  \
+                                                                             \
+    move_constructor(const move_constructor &) = default;                    \
+    definition                                                               \
+    ~move_constructor() = default;                                           \
+    move_constructor &operator=(const move_constructor &) = default;         \
+    move_constructor &operator=(move_constructor &&) = default;              \
+  }
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_CONSTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::TriviallyAvailable,
+        move_constructor(move_constructor &&that) = default;);
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_CONSTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::Available,
+        move_constructor(move_constructor &&that) noexcept(
+            lib::all<std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<Ts>::value...>::value)
+            : move_constructor(valueless_t{}) {
+          this->generic_construct(*this, lib::move(that));
+        });
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_CONSTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::Unavailable,
+        move_constructor(move_constructor &&) = delete;);
+
+#undef MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_CONSTRUCTOR
+
+    template <typename Traits, Trait = Traits::copy_constructible_trait>
+    class copy_constructor;
+
+#define MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(copy_constructible_trait, definition) \
+  template <typename... Ts>                                                  \
+  class copy_constructor<traits<Ts...>, copy_constructible_trait>            \
+      : public move_constructor<traits<Ts...>> {                             \
+    using super = move_constructor<traits<Ts...>>;                           \
+                                                                             \
+    public:                                                                  \
+    MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(copy_constructor, super)                           \
+    using super::operator=;                                                  \
+                                                                             \
+    definition                                                               \
+    copy_constructor(copy_constructor &&) = default;                         \
+    ~copy_constructor() = default;                                           \
+    copy_constructor &operator=(const copy_constructor &) = default;         \
+    copy_constructor &operator=(copy_constructor &&) = default;              \
+  }
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::TriviallyAvailable,
+        copy_constructor(const copy_constructor &that) = default;);
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::Available,
+        copy_constructor(const copy_constructor &that)
+            : copy_constructor(valueless_t{}) {
+          this->generic_construct(*this, that);
+        });
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(
+        Trait::Unavailable,
+        copy_constructor(const copy_constructor &) = delete;);
+
+#undef MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR
+
+    template <typename Traits>
+    class assignment : public copy_constructor<Traits> {
+      using super = copy_constructor<Traits>;
+
+      public:
+      MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(assignment, super)
+      using super::operator=;
+
+      template <std::size_t I, typename... Args>
+      inline /* auto & */ auto emplace(Args &&... args)
+          -> decltype(this->construct_alt(access::base::get_alt<I>(*this),
+                                          lib::forward<Args>(args)...)) {
+        this->destroy();
+        auto &result = this->construct_alt(access::base::get_alt<I>(*this),
+                                           lib::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        this->index_ = I;
+        return result;
+      }
+
+      protected:
+#ifndef MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+      template <typename That>
+      struct assigner {
+        template <typename ThisAlt, typename ThatAlt>
+        inline void operator()(ThisAlt &this_alt, ThatAlt &&that_alt) const {
+          self->assign_alt(this_alt, lib::forward<ThatAlt>(that_alt).value);
+        }
+        assignment *self;
+      };
+#endif
+
+      template <std::size_t I, typename T, typename Arg>
+      inline void assign_alt(alt<I, T> &a, Arg &&arg) {
+        if (this->index() == I) {
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4244)
+#endif
+          a.value = lib::forward<Arg>(arg);
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+        } else {
+          struct {
+            void operator()(std::true_type) const {
+              this_->emplace<I>(lib::forward<Arg>(arg_));
+            }
+            void operator()(std::false_type) const {
+              this_->emplace<I>(T(lib::forward<Arg>(arg_)));
+            }
+            assignment *this_;
+            Arg &&arg_;
+          } impl{this, lib::forward<Arg>(arg)};
+          impl(lib::bool_constant<
+                   std::is_nothrow_constructible<T, Arg>::value ||
+                   !std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<T>::value>{});
+        }
+      }
+
+      template <typename That>
+      inline void generic_assign(That &&that) {
+        if (this->valueless_by_exception() && that.valueless_by_exception()) {
+          // do nothing.
+        } else if (that.valueless_by_exception()) {
+          this->destroy();
+        } else {
+          visitation::alt::visit_alt_at(
+              that.index(),
+#ifdef MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+              [this](auto &this_alt, auto &&that_alt) {
+                this->assign_alt(
+                    this_alt, lib::forward<decltype(that_alt)>(that_alt).value);
+              }
+#else
+              assigner<That>{this}
+#endif
+              ,
+              *this,
+              lib::forward<That>(that));
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    template <typename Traits, Trait = Traits::move_assignable_trait>
+    class move_assignment;
+
+#define MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_ASSIGNMENT(move_assignable_trait, definition) \
+  template <typename... Ts>                                              \
+  class move_assignment<traits<Ts...>, move_assignable_trait>            \
+      : public assignment<traits<Ts...>> {                               \
+    using super = assignment<traits<Ts...>>;                             \
+                                                                         \
+    public:                                                              \
+    MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(move_assignment, super)                        \
+    using super::operator=;                                              \
+                                                                         \
+    move_assignment(const move_assignment &) = default;                  \
+    move_assignment(move_assignment &&) = default;                       \
+    ~move_assignment() = default;                                        \
+    move_assignment &operator=(const move_assignment &) = default;       \
+    definition                                                           \
+  }
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_ASSIGNMENT(
+        Trait::TriviallyAvailable,
+        move_assignment &operator=(move_assignment &&that) = default;);
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_ASSIGNMENT(
+        Trait::Available,
+        move_assignment &
+        operator=(move_assignment &&that) noexcept(
+            lib::all<(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<Ts>::value &&
+                      std::is_nothrow_move_assignable<Ts>::value)...>::value) {
+          this->generic_assign(lib::move(that));
+          return *this;
+        });
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_ASSIGNMENT(
+        Trait::Unavailable,
+        move_assignment &operator=(move_assignment &&) = delete;);
+
+#undef MPARK_VARIANT_MOVE_ASSIGNMENT
+
+    template <typename Traits, Trait = Traits::copy_assignable_trait>
+    class copy_assignment;
+
+#define MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_ASSIGNMENT(copy_assignable_trait, definition) \
+  template <typename... Ts>                                              \
+  class copy_assignment<traits<Ts...>, copy_assignable_trait>            \
+      : public move_assignment<traits<Ts...>> {                          \
+    using super = move_assignment<traits<Ts...>>;                        \
+                                                                         \
+    public:                                                              \
+    MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(copy_assignment, super)                        \
+    using super::operator=;                                              \
+                                                                         \
+    copy_assignment(const copy_assignment &) = default;                  \
+    copy_assignment(copy_assignment &&) = default;                       \
+    ~copy_assignment() = default;                                        \
+    definition                                                           \
+    copy_assignment &operator=(copy_assignment &&) = default;            \
+  }
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_ASSIGNMENT(
+        Trait::TriviallyAvailable,
+        copy_assignment &operator=(const copy_assignment &that) = default;);
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_ASSIGNMENT(
+        Trait::Available,
+        copy_assignment &operator=(const copy_assignment &that) {
+          this->generic_assign(that);
+          return *this;
+        });
+
+    MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_ASSIGNMENT(
+        Trait::Unavailable,
+        copy_assignment &operator=(const copy_assignment &) = delete;);
+
+#undef MPARK_VARIANT_COPY_ASSIGNMENT
+
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    class impl : public copy_assignment<traits<Ts...>> {
+      using super = copy_assignment<traits<Ts...>>;
+
+      public:
+      MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR(impl, super)
+      using super::operator=;
+
+      template <std::size_t I, typename Arg>
+      inline void assign(Arg &&arg) {
+        this->assign_alt(access::base::get_alt<I>(*this),
+                         lib::forward<Arg>(arg));
+      }
+
+      inline void swap(impl &that) {
+        if (this->valueless_by_exception() && that.valueless_by_exception()) {
+          // do nothing.
+        } else if (this->index() == that.index()) {
+          visitation::alt::visit_alt_at(this->index(),
+#ifdef MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+                                        [](auto &this_alt, auto &that_alt) {
+                                          using std::swap;
+                                          swap(this_alt.value,
+                                               that_alt.value);
+                                        }
+#else
+                                        swapper{}
+#endif
+                                        ,
+                                        *this,
+                                        that);
+        } else {
+          impl *lhs = this;
+          impl *rhs = lib::addressof(that);
+          if (lhs->move_nothrow() && !rhs->move_nothrow()) {
+            std::swap(lhs, rhs);
+          }
+          impl tmp(lib::move(*rhs));
+#ifdef MPARK_EXCEPTIONS
+          // EXTENSION: When the move construction of `lhs` into `rhs` throws
+          // and `tmp` is nothrow move constructible then we move `tmp` back
+          // into `rhs` and provide the strong exception safety guarantee.
+          try {
+            this->generic_construct(*rhs, lib::move(*lhs));
+          } catch (...) {
+            if (tmp.move_nothrow()) {
+              this->generic_construct(*rhs, lib::move(tmp));
+            }
+            throw;
+          }
+#else
+          this->generic_construct(*rhs, lib::move(*lhs));
+#endif
+          this->generic_construct(*lhs, lib::move(tmp));
+        }
+      }
+
+      private:
+#ifndef MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+      struct swapper {
+        template <typename ThisAlt, typename ThatAlt>
+        inline void operator()(ThisAlt &this_alt, ThatAlt &that_alt) const {
+          using std::swap;
+          swap(this_alt.value, that_alt.value);
+        }
+      };
+#endif
+
+      inline constexpr bool move_nothrow() const {
+        return this->valueless_by_exception() ||
+               lib::array<bool, sizeof...(Ts)>{
+                   {std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<Ts>::value...}
+               }[this->index()];
+      }
+    };
+
+#undef MPARK_INHERITING_CTOR
+
+    template <std::size_t I, typename T>
+    struct overload_leaf {
+      using F = lib::size_constant<I> (*)(T);
+      operator F() const { return nullptr; }
+    };
+
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    struct overload_impl {
+      private:
+      template <typename>
+      struct impl;
+
+      template <std::size_t... Is>
+      struct impl<lib::index_sequence<Is...>> : overload_leaf<Is, Ts>... {};
+
+      public:
+      using type = impl<lib::index_sequence_for<Ts...>>;
+    };
+
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    using overload = typename overload_impl<Ts...>::type;
+
+    template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+    using best_match = lib::invoke_result_t<overload<Ts...>, T &&>;
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct is_in_place_index : std::false_type {};
+
+    template <std::size_t I>
+    struct is_in_place_index<in_place_index_t<I>> : std::true_type {};
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct is_in_place_type : std::false_type {};
+
+    template <typename T>
+    struct is_in_place_type<in_place_type_t<T>> : std::true_type {};
+
+  }  // detail
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  class variant {
+    static_assert(0 < sizeof...(Ts),
+                  "variant must consist of at least one alternative.");
+
+    static_assert(lib::all<!std::is_array<Ts>::value...>::value,
+                  "variant can not have an array type as an alternative.");
+
+    static_assert(lib::all<!std::is_reference<Ts>::value...>::value,
+                  "variant can not have a reference type as an alternative.");
+
+    static_assert(lib::all<!std::is_void<Ts>::value...>::value,
+                  "variant can not have a void type as an alternative.");
+
+    public:
+    template <
+        typename Front = lib::type_pack_element_t<0, Ts...>,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_default_constructible<Front>::value, int> = 0>
+    inline constexpr variant() noexcept(
+        std::is_nothrow_default_constructible<Front>::value)
+        : impl_(in_place_index_t<0>{}) {}
+
+    variant(const variant &) = default;
+    variant(variant &&) = default;
+
+    template <
+        typename Arg,
+        typename Decayed = lib::decay_t<Arg>,
+        lib::enable_if_t<!std::is_same<Decayed, variant>::value, int> = 0,
+        lib::enable_if_t<!detail::is_in_place_index<Decayed>::value, int> = 0,
+        lib::enable_if_t<!detail::is_in_place_type<Decayed>::value, int> = 0,
+        std::size_t I = detail::best_match<Arg, Ts...>::value,
+        typename T = lib::type_pack_element_t<I, Ts...>,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Arg>::value, int> = 0>
+    inline constexpr variant(Arg &&arg) noexcept(
+        std::is_nothrow_constructible<T, Arg>::value)
+        : impl_(in_place_index_t<I>{}, lib::forward<Arg>(arg)) {}
+
+    template <
+        std::size_t I,
+        typename... Args,
+        typename T = lib::type_pack_element_t<I, Ts...>,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value, int> = 0>
+    inline explicit constexpr variant(
+        in_place_index_t<I>,
+        Args &&... args) noexcept(std::is_nothrow_constructible<T,
+                                                                Args...>::value)
+        : impl_(in_place_index_t<I>{}, lib::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
+
+    template <
+        std::size_t I,
+        typename Up,
+        typename... Args,
+        typename T = lib::type_pack_element_t<I, Ts...>,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T,
+                                               std::initializer_list<Up> &,
+                                               Args...>::value,
+                         int> = 0>
+    inline explicit constexpr variant(
+        in_place_index_t<I>,
+        std::initializer_list<Up> il,
+        Args &&... args) noexcept(std::
+                                      is_nothrow_constructible<
+                                          T,
+                                          std::initializer_list<Up> &,
+                                          Args...>::value)
+        : impl_(in_place_index_t<I>{}, il, lib::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
+
+    template <
+        typename T,
+        typename... Args,
+        std::size_t I = detail::find_index_sfinae<T, Ts...>::value,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value, int> = 0>
+    inline explicit constexpr variant(
+        in_place_type_t<T>,
+        Args &&... args) noexcept(std::is_nothrow_constructible<T,
+                                                                Args...>::value)
+        : impl_(in_place_index_t<I>{}, lib::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
+
+    template <
+        typename T,
+        typename Up,
+        typename... Args,
+        std::size_t I = detail::find_index_sfinae<T, Ts...>::value,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T,
+                                               std::initializer_list<Up> &,
+                                               Args...>::value,
+                         int> = 0>
+    inline explicit constexpr variant(
+        in_place_type_t<T>,
+        std::initializer_list<Up> il,
+        Args &&... args) noexcept(std::
+                                      is_nothrow_constructible<
+                                          T,
+                                          std::initializer_list<Up> &,
+                                          Args...>::value)
+        : impl_(in_place_index_t<I>{}, il, lib::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
+
+    ~variant() = default;
+
+    variant &operator=(const variant &) = default;
+    variant &operator=(variant &&) = default;
+
+    template <typename Arg,
+              lib::enable_if_t<!std::is_same<lib::decay_t<Arg>, variant>::value,
+                               int> = 0,
+              std::size_t I = detail::best_match<Arg, Ts...>::value,
+              typename T = lib::type_pack_element_t<I, Ts...>,
+              lib::enable_if_t<(std::is_assignable<T &, Arg>::value &&
+                                std::is_constructible<T, Arg>::value),
+                               int> = 0>
+    inline variant &operator=(Arg &&arg) noexcept(
+        (std::is_nothrow_assignable<T &, Arg>::value &&
+         std::is_nothrow_constructible<T, Arg>::value)) {
+      impl_.template assign<I>(lib::forward<Arg>(arg));
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+    template <
+        std::size_t I,
+        typename... Args,
+        typename T = lib::type_pack_element_t<I, Ts...>,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value, int> = 0>
+    inline T &emplace(Args &&... args) {
+      return impl_.template emplace<I>(lib::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    template <
+        std::size_t I,
+        typename Up,
+        typename... Args,
+        typename T = lib::type_pack_element_t<I, Ts...>,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T,
+                                               std::initializer_list<Up> &,
+                                               Args...>::value,
+                         int> = 0>
+    inline T &emplace(std::initializer_list<Up> il, Args &&... args) {
+      return impl_.template emplace<I>(il, lib::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    template <
+        typename T,
+        typename... Args,
+        std::size_t I = detail::find_index_sfinae<T, Ts...>::value,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T, Args...>::value, int> = 0>
+    inline T &emplace(Args &&... args) {
+      return impl_.template emplace<I>(lib::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    template <
+        typename T,
+        typename Up,
+        typename... Args,
+        std::size_t I = detail::find_index_sfinae<T, Ts...>::value,
+        lib::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<T,
+                                               std::initializer_list<Up> &,
+                                               Args...>::value,
+                         int> = 0>
+    inline T &emplace(std::initializer_list<Up> il, Args &&... args) {
+      return impl_.template emplace<I>(il, lib::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    inline constexpr bool valueless_by_exception() const noexcept {
+      return impl_.valueless_by_exception();
+    }
+
+    inline constexpr std::size_t index() const noexcept {
+      return impl_.index();
+    }
+
+    template <bool Dummy = true,
+              lib::enable_if_t<
+                  lib::all<Dummy,
+                           (lib::dependent_type<std::is_move_constructible<Ts>,
+                                                Dummy>::value &&
+                            lib::dependent_type<lib::is_swappable<Ts>,
+                                                Dummy>::value)...>::value,
+                  int> = 0>
+    inline void swap(variant &that) noexcept(
+        lib::all<(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<Ts>::value &&
+                  lib::is_nothrow_swappable<Ts>::value)...>::value) {
+      impl_.swap(that.impl_);
+    }
+
+    private:
+    detail::impl<Ts...> impl_;
+
+    friend struct detail::access::variant;
+    friend struct detail::visitation::variant;
+  };
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr bool holds_alternative(const variant<Ts...> &v) noexcept {
+    return v.index() == I;
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr bool holds_alternative(const variant<Ts...> &v) noexcept {
+    return holds_alternative<detail::find_index_checked<T, Ts...>::value>(v);
+  }
+
+  namespace detail {
+    template <std::size_t I, typename V>
+    struct generic_get_impl {
+      constexpr generic_get_impl(int) noexcept {}
+
+      constexpr AUTO_REFREF operator()(V &&v) const
+        AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(
+            access::variant::get_alt<I>(lib::forward<V>(v)).value)
+    };
+
+    template <std::size_t I, typename V>
+    inline constexpr AUTO_REFREF generic_get(V &&v)
+      AUTO_REFREF_RETURN(generic_get_impl<I, V>(
+          holds_alternative<I>(v) ? 0 : (throw_bad_variant_access(), 0))(
+          lib::forward<V>(v)))
+  }  // namespace detail
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Ts...>> &get(
+      variant<Ts...> &v) {
+    return detail::generic_get<I>(v);
+  }
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Ts...>> &&get(
+      variant<Ts...> &&v) {
+    return detail::generic_get<I>(lib::move(v));
+  }
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr const variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Ts...>> &get(
+      const variant<Ts...> &v) {
+    return detail::generic_get<I>(v);
+  }
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr const variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Ts...>> &&get(
+      const variant<Ts...> &&v) {
+    return detail::generic_get<I>(lib::move(v));
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr T &get(variant<Ts...> &v) {
+    return get<detail::find_index_checked<T, Ts...>::value>(v);
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr T &&get(variant<Ts...> &&v) {
+    return get<detail::find_index_checked<T, Ts...>::value>(lib::move(v));
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr const T &get(const variant<Ts...> &v) {
+    return get<detail::find_index_checked<T, Ts...>::value>(v);
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr const T &&get(const variant<Ts...> &&v) {
+    return get<detail::find_index_checked<T, Ts...>::value>(lib::move(v));
+  }
+
+  namespace detail {
+
+    template <std::size_t I, typename V>
+    inline constexpr /* auto * */ AUTO generic_get_if(V *v) noexcept
+      AUTO_RETURN(v && holds_alternative<I>(*v)
+                      ? lib::addressof(access::variant::get_alt<I>(*v).value)
+                      : nullptr)
+
+  }  // namespace detail
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr lib::add_pointer_t<variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Ts...>>>
+  get_if(variant<Ts...> *v) noexcept {
+    return detail::generic_get_if<I>(v);
+  }
+
+  template <std::size_t I, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr lib::add_pointer_t<
+      const variant_alternative_t<I, variant<Ts...>>>
+  get_if(const variant<Ts...> *v) noexcept {
+    return detail::generic_get_if<I>(v);
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr lib::add_pointer_t<T>
+  get_if(variant<Ts...> *v) noexcept {
+    return get_if<detail::find_index_checked<T, Ts...>::value>(v);
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr lib::add_pointer_t<const T>
+  get_if(const variant<Ts...> *v) noexcept {
+    return get_if<detail::find_index_checked<T, Ts...>::value>(v);
+  }
+
+  namespace detail {
+    template <typename RelOp>
+    struct convert_to_bool {
+      template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs>
+      inline constexpr bool operator()(Lhs &&lhs, Rhs &&rhs) const {
+        static_assert(std::is_convertible<lib::invoke_result_t<RelOp, Lhs, Rhs>,
+                                          bool>::value,
+                      "relational operators must return a type"
+                      " implicitly convertible to bool");
+        return lib::invoke(
+            RelOp{}, lib::forward<Lhs>(lhs), lib::forward<Rhs>(rhs));
+      }
+    };
+  }  // namespace detail
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr bool operator==(const variant<Ts...> &lhs,
+                                   const variant<Ts...> &rhs) {
+    using detail::visitation::variant;
+    using equal_to = detail::convert_to_bool<lib::equal_to>;
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+    if (lhs.index() != rhs.index()) return false;
+    if (lhs.valueless_by_exception()) return true;
+    return variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), equal_to{}, lhs, rhs);
+#else
+    return lhs.index() == rhs.index() &&
+           (lhs.valueless_by_exception() ||
+            variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), equal_to{}, lhs, rhs));
+#endif
+  }
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr bool operator!=(const variant<Ts...> &lhs,
+                                   const variant<Ts...> &rhs) {
+    using detail::visitation::variant;
+    using not_equal_to = detail::convert_to_bool<lib::not_equal_to>;
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+    if (lhs.index() != rhs.index()) return true;
+    if (lhs.valueless_by_exception()) return false;
+    return variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), not_equal_to{}, lhs, rhs);
+#else
+    return lhs.index() != rhs.index() ||
+           (!lhs.valueless_by_exception() &&
+            variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), not_equal_to{}, lhs, rhs));
+#endif
+  }
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr bool operator<(const variant<Ts...> &lhs,
+                                  const variant<Ts...> &rhs) {
+    using detail::visitation::variant;
+    using less = detail::convert_to_bool<lib::less>;
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+    if (rhs.valueless_by_exception()) return false;
+    if (lhs.valueless_by_exception()) return true;
+    if (lhs.index() < rhs.index()) return true;
+    if (lhs.index() > rhs.index()) return false;
+    return variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), less{}, lhs, rhs);
+#else
+    return !rhs.valueless_by_exception() &&
+           (lhs.valueless_by_exception() || lhs.index() < rhs.index() ||
+            (lhs.index() == rhs.index() &&
+             variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), less{}, lhs, rhs)));
+#endif
+  }
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr bool operator>(const variant<Ts...> &lhs,
+                                  const variant<Ts...> &rhs) {
+    using detail::visitation::variant;
+    using greater = detail::convert_to_bool<lib::greater>;
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+    if (lhs.valueless_by_exception()) return false;
+    if (rhs.valueless_by_exception()) return true;
+    if (lhs.index() > rhs.index()) return true;
+    if (lhs.index() < rhs.index()) return false;
+    return variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), greater{}, lhs, rhs);
+#else
+    return !lhs.valueless_by_exception() &&
+           (rhs.valueless_by_exception() || lhs.index() > rhs.index() ||
+            (lhs.index() == rhs.index() &&
+             variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), greater{}, lhs, rhs)));
+#endif
+  }
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr bool operator<=(const variant<Ts...> &lhs,
+                                   const variant<Ts...> &rhs) {
+    using detail::visitation::variant;
+    using less_equal = detail::convert_to_bool<lib::less_equal>;
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+    if (lhs.valueless_by_exception()) return true;
+    if (rhs.valueless_by_exception()) return false;
+    if (lhs.index() < rhs.index()) return true;
+    if (lhs.index() > rhs.index()) return false;
+    return variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), less_equal{}, lhs, rhs);
+#else
+    return lhs.valueless_by_exception() ||
+           (!rhs.valueless_by_exception() &&
+            (lhs.index() < rhs.index() ||
+             (lhs.index() == rhs.index() &&
+              variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), less_equal{}, lhs, rhs))));
+#endif
+  }
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  inline constexpr bool operator>=(const variant<Ts...> &lhs,
+                                   const variant<Ts...> &rhs) {
+    using detail::visitation::variant;
+    using greater_equal = detail::convert_to_bool<lib::greater_equal>;
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+    if (rhs.valueless_by_exception()) return true;
+    if (lhs.valueless_by_exception()) return false;
+    if (lhs.index() > rhs.index()) return true;
+    if (lhs.index() < rhs.index()) return false;
+    return variant::visit_value_at(lhs.index(), greater_equal{}, lhs, rhs);
+#else
+    return rhs.valueless_by_exception() ||
+           (!lhs.valueless_by_exception() &&
+            (lhs.index() > rhs.index() ||
+             (lhs.index() == rhs.index() &&
+              variant::visit_value_at(
+                  lhs.index(), greater_equal{}, lhs, rhs))));
+#endif
+  }
+
+  struct monostate {};
+
+  inline constexpr bool operator<(monostate, monostate) noexcept {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  inline constexpr bool operator>(monostate, monostate) noexcept {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  inline constexpr bool operator<=(monostate, monostate) noexcept {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  inline constexpr bool operator>=(monostate, monostate) noexcept {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  inline constexpr bool operator==(monostate, monostate) noexcept {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  inline constexpr bool operator!=(monostate, monostate) noexcept {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+#ifdef MPARK_CPP14_CONSTEXPR
+  namespace detail {
+
+    inline constexpr bool all(std::initializer_list<bool> bs) {
+      for (bool b : bs) {
+        if (!b) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
+  }  // namespace detail
+
+  template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+  inline constexpr decltype(auto) visit(Visitor &&visitor, Vs &&... vs) {
+    return (detail::all({!vs.valueless_by_exception()...})
+                ? (void)0
+                : throw_bad_variant_access()),
+           detail::visitation::variant::visit_value(
+               lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor), lib::forward<Vs>(vs)...);
+  }
+#else
+  namespace detail {
+
+    template <std::size_t N>
+    inline constexpr bool all_impl(const lib::array<bool, N> &bs,
+                                   std::size_t idx) {
+      return idx >= N || (bs[idx] && all_impl(bs, idx + 1));
+    }
+
+    template <std::size_t N>
+    inline constexpr bool all(const lib::array<bool, N> &bs) {
+      return all_impl(bs, 0);
+    }
+
+  }  // namespace detail
+
+  template <typename Visitor, typename... Vs>
+  inline constexpr DECLTYPE_AUTO visit(Visitor &&visitor, Vs &&... vs)
+    DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN(
+        (detail::all(
+             lib::array<bool, sizeof...(Vs)>{{!vs.valueless_by_exception()...}})
+             ? (void)0
+             : throw_bad_variant_access()),
+        detail::visitation::variant::visit_value(lib::forward<Visitor>(visitor),
+                                                 lib::forward<Vs>(vs)...))
+#endif
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  inline auto swap(variant<Ts...> &lhs,
+                   variant<Ts...> &rhs) noexcept(noexcept(lhs.swap(rhs)))
+      -> decltype(lhs.swap(rhs)) {
+    lhs.swap(rhs);
+  }
+
+  namespace detail {
+
+    template <typename T, typename...>
+    using enabled_type = T;
+
+    namespace hash {
+
+      template <typename H, typename K>
+      constexpr bool meets_requirements() noexcept {
+        return std::is_copy_constructible<H>::value &&
+               std::is_move_constructible<H>::value &&
+               lib::is_invocable_r<std::size_t, H, const K &>::value;
+      }
+
+      template <typename K>
+      constexpr bool is_enabled() noexcept {
+        using H = std::hash<K>;
+        return meets_requirements<H, K>() &&
+               std::is_default_constructible<H>::value &&
+               std::is_copy_assignable<H>::value &&
+               std::is_move_assignable<H>::value;
+      }
+
+    }  // namespace hash
+
+  }  // namespace detail
+
+#undef AUTO
+#undef AUTO_RETURN
+
+#undef AUTO_REFREF
+#undef AUTO_REFREF_RETURN
+
+#undef DECLTYPE_AUTO
+#undef DECLTYPE_AUTO_RETURN
+
+}  // namespace mpark
+
+namespace std {
+
+  template <typename... Ts>
+  struct hash<mpark::detail::enabled_type<
+      mpark::variant<Ts...>,
+      mpark::lib::enable_if_t<mpark::lib::all<mpark::detail::hash::is_enabled<
+          mpark::lib::remove_const_t<Ts>>()...>::value>>> {
+    using argument_type = mpark::variant<Ts...>;
+    using result_type = std::size_t;
+
+    inline result_type operator()(const argument_type &v) const {
+      using mpark::detail::visitation::variant;
+      std::size_t result =
+          v.valueless_by_exception()
+              ? 299792458  // Random value chosen by the universe upon creation
+              : variant::visit_alt(
+#ifdef MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+                    [](const auto &alt) {
+                      using alt_type = mpark::lib::decay_t<decltype(alt)>;
+                      using value_type = mpark::lib::remove_const_t<
+                          typename alt_type::value_type>;
+                      return hash<value_type>{}(alt.value);
+                    }
+#else
+                    hasher{}
+#endif
+                    ,
+                    v);
+      return hash_combine(result, hash<std::size_t>{}(v.index()));
+    }
+
+    private:
+#ifndef MPARK_GENERIC_LAMBDAS
+    struct hasher {
+      template <typename Alt>
+      inline std::size_t operator()(const Alt &alt) const {
+        using alt_type = mpark::lib::decay_t<Alt>;
+        using value_type =
+            mpark::lib::remove_const_t<typename alt_type::value_type>;
+        return hash<value_type>{}(alt.value);
+      }
+    };
+#endif
+
+    static std::size_t hash_combine(std::size_t lhs, std::size_t rhs) {
+      return lhs ^= rhs + 0x9e3779b9 + (lhs << 6) + (lhs >> 2);
+    }
+  };
+
+  template <>
+  struct hash<mpark::monostate> {
+    using argument_type = mpark::monostate;
+    using result_type = std::size_t;
+
+    inline result_type operator()(const argument_type &) const noexcept {
+      return 66740831;  // return a fundamentally attractive random value.
+    }
+  };
+
+}  // namespace std
+
+#endif  // MPARK_VARIANT_HPP
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8d3029c..dec873c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ setup(
         Extension(
             'rapidfuzz.levenshtein',
             ['src/py_levenshtein.cpp'],
-            include_dirs=["src/rapidfuzz-cpp/src", "src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern"],
+            include_dirs=["src/rapidfuzz-cpp/src", "src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern", "extern"],
             language='c++',
         ),
         Extension(
             'rapidfuzz.fuzz',
             ['src/py_fuzz.cpp'],
-            include_dirs=["src/rapidfuzz-cpp/src", "src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern"],
+            include_dirs=["src/rapidfuzz-cpp/src", "src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern", "extern"],
             language='c++',
         ),
         Extension(
             'rapidfuzz.utils',
             ['src/py_utils.cpp'],
-            include_dirs=["src/rapidfuzz-cpp/src", "src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern"],
+            include_dirs=["src/rapidfuzz-cpp/src", "src/rapidfuzz-cpp/extern", "extern"],
             language='c++',
         ),
     ],
diff --git a/src/py_fuzz.cpp b/src/py_fuzz.cpp
index 1f61a74..b986a59 100644
--- a/src/py_fuzz.cpp
+++ b/src/py_fuzz.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 #include <Python.h>
 #include <string>
 #include "fuzz.hpp"
-#include "string_utils.hpp"
-#include <boost/utility/string_view.hpp>
+#include "utils.hpp"
+#include "py_utils.hpp"
+#include <nonstd/string_view.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 
 namespace fuzz = rapidfuzz::fuzz;
-namespace string_utils = rapidfuzz::string_utils;
+namespace utils = rapidfuzz::utils;
 
 boost::optional<std::pair<wchar_t*, Py_ssize_t>> PyString_AsBuffer(PyObject* str, PyObject *processor) {
     PyObject *proc_str = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, str, NULL);
@@ -69,17 +70,16 @@ static PyObject* fuzz_impl(T&& scorer, bool processor_default, PyObject* args, P
             return NULL;
         }
         auto result = scorer(
-            boost::wstring_view(s1->first, s1->second),
-            boost::wstring_view(s2->first, s2->second),
+            nonstd::wstring_view(s1->first, s1->second),
+            nonstd::wstring_view(s2->first, s2->second),
             score_cutoff);
 
         PyMem_Free(s1->first);
         PyMem_Free(s2->first);
 
         return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
-
     }
-    
+
     auto s1 = PyString_AsBuffer(py_s1);
     if(!s1) {
         return NULL;
@@ -94,16 +94,16 @@ static PyObject* fuzz_impl(T&& scorer, bool processor_default, PyObject* args, P
 
     if (use_preprocessing(processor, processor_default)) {
         result = scorer(
-            string_utils::default_process(std::wstring(s1->first, s1->second)),
-            string_utils::default_process(std::wstring(s2->first, s2->second)),
+            utils::default_process(std::wstring(s1->first, s1->second)),
+            utils::default_process(std::wstring(s2->first, s2->second)),
             score_cutoff);
     } else {
         result = scorer(
-            boost::wstring_view(s1->first, s1->second),
-            boost::wstring_view(s2->first, s2->second),
+            nonstd::wstring_view(s1->first, s1->second),
+            nonstd::wstring_view(s2->first, s2->second),
             score_cutoff);
     }
-    
+
     PyMem_Free(s1->first);
     PyMem_Free(s2->first);
 
@@ -130,7 +130,64 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(ratio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, false, args, keywds);
+    PyObject *py_s1;
+    PyObject *py_s2;
+    PyObject *processor = NULL;
+    double score_cutoff = 0;
+    static const char *kwlist[] = {"s1", "s2", "processor", "score_cutoff", NULL};
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, keywds, "UU|Od", const_cast<char **>(kwlist),
+                                     &py_s1, &py_s2, &processor, &score_cutoff)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(py_s1) || PyUnicode_READY(py_s2)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PyCallable_Check(processor)) {
+        PyObject *proc_s1 = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, py_s2, NULL);
+        if (proc_s1 == NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        PyObject *proc_s2 = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, py_s2, NULL);
+        if (proc_s2 == NULL) {
+            Py_DecRef(proc_s1);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        auto s1_view = decode_python_string(proc_s1);
+        auto s2_view = decode_python_string(proc_s2);
+    
+        double result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::ratio(val1, val2, score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+
+        Py_DecRef(proc_s1);
+        Py_DecRef(proc_s2);
+
+        return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
+    }
+
+    auto s1_view = decode_python_string(py_s1);
+    auto s2_view = decode_python_string(py_s2);
+
+    double result;
+    if (use_preprocessing(processor, false)) {
+        result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::ratio(
+                utils::default_process(val1),
+                utils::default_process(val2),
+                score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+    } else {
+        result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::ratio(val1, val2, score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+    }
+
+    return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
 }
 
 
@@ -153,7 +210,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(partial_ratio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* partial_ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::partial_ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, false, args, keywds);
+    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::partial_ratio<nonstd::wstring_view, nonstd::wstring_view>, false, args, keywds);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(token_sort_ratio_docstring,
@@ -175,7 +232,64 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(token_sort_ratio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* token_sort_ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::token_sort_ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
+    PyObject *py_s1;
+    PyObject *py_s2;
+    PyObject *processor = NULL;
+    double score_cutoff = 0;
+    static const char *kwlist[] = {"s1", "s2", "processor", "score_cutoff", NULL};
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, keywds, "UU|Od", const_cast<char **>(kwlist),
+                                     &py_s1, &py_s2, &processor, &score_cutoff)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(py_s1) || PyUnicode_READY(py_s2)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PyCallable_Check(processor)) {
+        PyObject *proc_s1 = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, py_s2, NULL);
+        if (proc_s1 == NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        PyObject *proc_s2 = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, py_s2, NULL);
+        if (proc_s2 == NULL) {
+            Py_DecRef(proc_s1);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        auto s1_view = decode_python_string(proc_s1);
+        auto s2_view = decode_python_string(proc_s2);
+    
+        double result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_sort_ratio(val1, val2, score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+
+        Py_DecRef(proc_s1);
+        Py_DecRef(proc_s2);
+
+        return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
+    }
+
+    auto s1_view = decode_python_string(py_s1);
+    auto s2_view = decode_python_string(py_s2);
+
+    double result;
+    if (use_preprocessing(processor, true)) {
+        result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_sort_ratio(
+                utils::default_process(val1),
+                utils::default_process(val2),
+                score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+    } else {
+        result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_sort_ratio(val1, val2, score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+    }
+
+    return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(partial_token_sort_ratio_docstring,
@@ -194,7 +308,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(partial_token_sort_ratio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* partial_token_sort_ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::partial_token_sort_ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
+    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::partial_token_sort_ratio<nonstd::wstring_view, nonstd::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(token_set_ratio_docstring,
@@ -218,7 +332,64 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(token_set_ratio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* token_set_ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::token_set_ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
+    PyObject *py_s1;
+    PyObject *py_s2;
+    PyObject *processor = NULL;
+    double score_cutoff = 0;
+    static const char *kwlist[] = {"s1", "s2", "processor", "score_cutoff", NULL};
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, keywds, "UU|Od", const_cast<char **>(kwlist),
+                                     &py_s1, &py_s2, &processor, &score_cutoff)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(py_s1) || PyUnicode_READY(py_s2)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PyCallable_Check(processor)) {
+        PyObject *proc_s1 = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, py_s2, NULL);
+        if (proc_s1 == NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        PyObject *proc_s2 = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, py_s2, NULL);
+        if (proc_s2 == NULL) {
+            Py_DecRef(proc_s1);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        auto s1_view = decode_python_string(proc_s1);
+        auto s2_view = decode_python_string(proc_s2);
+    
+        double result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_set_ratio(val1, val2, score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+
+        Py_DecRef(proc_s1);
+        Py_DecRef(proc_s2);
+
+        return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
+    }
+
+    auto s1_view = decode_python_string(py_s1);
+    auto s2_view = decode_python_string(py_s2);
+
+    double result;
+    if (use_preprocessing(processor, true)) {
+        result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_set_ratio(
+                utils::default_process(val1),
+                utils::default_process(val2),
+                score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+    } else {
+        result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_set_ratio(val1, val2, score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+    }
+
+    return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(partial_token_set_ratio_docstring,
@@ -238,7 +409,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(partial_token_set_ratio_docstring,
 
 
 static PyObject* partial_token_set_ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::partial_token_set_ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
+    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::partial_token_set_ratio<nonstd::wstring_view, nonstd::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(token_ratio_docstring,
@@ -258,7 +429,64 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(token_ratio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* token_ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::token_ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
+    PyObject *py_s1;
+    PyObject *py_s2;
+    PyObject *processor = NULL;
+    double score_cutoff = 0;
+    static const char *kwlist[] = {"s1", "s2", "processor", "score_cutoff", NULL};
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, keywds, "UU|Od", const_cast<char **>(kwlist),
+                                     &py_s1, &py_s2, &processor, &score_cutoff)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(py_s1) || PyUnicode_READY(py_s2)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PyCallable_Check(processor)) {
+        PyObject *proc_s1 = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, py_s2, NULL);
+        if (proc_s1 == NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        PyObject *proc_s2 = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(processor, py_s2, NULL);
+        if (proc_s2 == NULL) {
+            Py_DecRef(proc_s1);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        auto s1_view = decode_python_string(proc_s1);
+        auto s2_view = decode_python_string(proc_s2);
+    
+        double result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_ratio(val1, val2, score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+
+        Py_DecRef(proc_s1);
+        Py_DecRef(proc_s2);
+
+        return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
+    }
+
+    auto s1_view = decode_python_string(py_s1);
+    auto s2_view = decode_python_string(py_s2);
+
+    double result;
+    if (use_preprocessing(processor, true)) {
+        result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_ratio(
+                utils::default_process(val1),
+                utils::default_process(val2),
+                score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+    } else {
+        result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return fuzz::token_ratio(val1, val2, score_cutoff);
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
+    }
+
+    return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(partial_token_ratio_docstring,
@@ -278,7 +506,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(partial_token_ratio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* partial_token_ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::partial_token_ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
+    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::partial_token_ratio<nonstd::wstring_view, nonstd::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(WRatio_docstring,
@@ -297,7 +525,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(WRatio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* WRatio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::WRatio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
+    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::WRatio<nonstd::wstring_view, nonstd::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(QRatio_docstring,
@@ -319,7 +547,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(QRatio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* QRatio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, false, args, keywds);
+    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::ratio<nonstd::wstring_view, nonstd::wstring_view>, false, args, keywds);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(quick_lev_ratio_docstring,
@@ -340,7 +568,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(quick_lev_ratio_docstring,
 );
 
 static PyObject* quick_lev_ratio(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
-    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::quick_lev_ratio<boost::wstring_view, boost::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
+    return fuzz_impl(fuzz::quick_lev_ratio<nonstd::wstring_view, nonstd::wstring_view>, true, args, keywds);
 }
 
 /* The cast of the function is necessary since PyCFunction values
diff --git a/src/py_levenshtein.cpp b/src/py_levenshtein.cpp
index e251468..20af159 100644
--- a/src/py_levenshtein.cpp
+++ b/src/py_levenshtein.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 #define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
 #include <Python.h>
-#include <string>
 #include "levenshtein.hpp"
+#include "py_utils.hpp"
 
 namespace levenshtein = rapidfuzz::levenshtein;
 
@@ -34,18 +34,11 @@ PyObject* distance(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    Py_ssize_t len_s1 = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_s1);
-    wchar_t* buffer_s1 = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_s1, &len_s1);
-    boost::wstring_view s1(buffer_s1, len_s1);
-    
-    Py_ssize_t len_s2 = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_s2);
-    wchar_t* buffer_s2 = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_s2, &len_s2);
-    boost::wstring_view s2(buffer_s2, len_s2);
-
-    std::size_t result = levenshtein::distance(s1, s2);
-    
-    PyMem_Free(buffer_s1);
-    PyMem_Free(buffer_s2);
+    auto s1_view = decode_python_string(py_s1);
+    auto s2_view = decode_python_string(py_s2);
+    std::size_t result = mpark::visit([](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+        return levenshtein::distance(val1, val2);
+    }, s1_view, s2_view);
     
     return PyLong_FromSize_t(result);
 }
@@ -79,18 +72,11 @@ PyObject* normalized_distance(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keyw
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    Py_ssize_t len_s1 = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_s1);
-    wchar_t* buffer_s1 = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_s1, &len_s1);
-    boost::wstring_view s1(buffer_s1, len_s1);
-    
-    Py_ssize_t len_s2 = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_s2);
-    wchar_t* buffer_s2 = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_s2, &len_s2);
-    boost::wstring_view s2(buffer_s2, len_s2);
-
-    double result = levenshtein::normalized_distance(s1, s2, score_cutoff/100);
-    
-    PyMem_Free(buffer_s1);
-    PyMem_Free(buffer_s2);
+    auto s1_view = decode_python_string(py_s1);
+    auto s2_view = decode_python_string(py_s2);
+    double result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+        return levenshtein::normalized_distance(val1, val2, score_cutoff/100);
+    }, s1_view, s2_view);
 
     return PyFloat_FromDouble(result*100);
 }
@@ -129,33 +115,33 @@ PyObject* weighted_distance(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* keywds
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    Py_ssize_t len_s1 = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_s1);
-    wchar_t* buffer_s1 = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_s1, &len_s1);
-    boost::wstring_view s1(buffer_s1, len_s1);
-    
-    Py_ssize_t len_s2 = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_s2);
-    wchar_t* buffer_s2 = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_s2, &len_s2);
-    boost::wstring_view s2(buffer_s2, len_s2);
+    auto s1_view = decode_python_string(py_s1);
+    auto s2_view = decode_python_string(py_s2);
 
     std::size_t result = 0;
     if (insert_cost == 1 && delete_cost == 1) {
         if (replace_cost == 1) {
-            result = levenshtein::distance(s1, s2);
+            result = mpark::visit([](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+                return levenshtein::distance(val1, val2);
+            }, s1_view, s2_view);
         } else if (replace_cost == 2) {
-            result = levenshtein::weighted_distance(s1, s2);
+            result = mpark::visit([](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+                return levenshtein::weighted_distance(val1, val2);
+            }, s1_view, s2_view);
         } else {
-            result = levenshtein::generic_distance(s1, s2, {insert_cost, delete_cost, replace_cost});
+            result = mpark::visit([insert_cost, delete_cost, replace_cost](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+                return levenshtein::generic_distance(val1, val2, {insert_cost, delete_cost, replace_cost});
+            }, s1_view, s2_view);
         }
     } else {
-        result = levenshtein::generic_distance(s1, s2, {insert_cost, delete_cost, replace_cost});
+        result = mpark::visit([insert_cost, delete_cost, replace_cost](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+            return levenshtein::generic_distance(val1, val2, {insert_cost, delete_cost, replace_cost});
+        }, s1_view, s2_view);
     }
 
-    PyMem_Free(buffer_s1);
-    PyMem_Free(buffer_s2);
     return PyLong_FromSize_t(result);
 }
 
-
 constexpr const char * normalized_weighted_distance_docstring = R"(
 Calculates a normalized levenshtein distance based on levenshtein.weighted_distance
 It uses the following costs for edit operations:
@@ -191,19 +177,12 @@ PyObject* normalized_weighted_distance(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObj
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    Py_ssize_t len_s1 = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_s1);
-    wchar_t* buffer_s1 = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_s1, &len_s1);
-    boost::wstring_view s1(buffer_s1, len_s1);
+    auto s1_view = decode_python_string(py_s1);
+    auto s2_view = decode_python_string(py_s2);
+    double result = mpark::visit([score_cutoff](auto&& val1, auto&& val2) {
+        return levenshtein::normalized_weighted_distance(val1, val2, score_cutoff/100);
+    }, s1_view, s2_view);
     
-    Py_ssize_t len_s2 = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_s2);
-    wchar_t* buffer_s2 = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_s2, &len_s2);
-    boost::wstring_view s2(buffer_s2, len_s2);
-
-    double result = levenshtein::normalized_weighted_distance(s1, s2, score_cutoff/100);
-    
-    PyMem_Free(buffer_s1);
-    PyMem_Free(buffer_s2);
-
     return PyFloat_FromDouble(result*100);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/py_utils.cpp b/src/py_utils.cpp
index 47803e3..b756c8c 100644
--- a/src/py_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/py_utils.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 #include <Python.h>
 #include <string>
 #include "utils.hpp"
-#include "string_utils.hpp"
 
 namespace utils = rapidfuzz::utils;
-namespace string_utils = rapidfuzz::string_utils;
 
 constexpr const char * default_process_docstring = R"()";
 
@@ -26,11 +24,35 @@ static PyObject* default_process(PyObject* /*self*/, PyObject* args, PyObject* k
     }
 
     Py_ssize_t len = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_sentence);
-    wchar_t* buffer = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(py_sentence, &len);
-    std::wstring result = string_utils::default_process(std::wstring(buffer, len));
-    PyMem_Free(buffer);
+    void* str = PyUnicode_DATA(py_sentence);
+
+    int str_kind = PyUnicode_KIND(py_sentence);
+
+    PyObject* result;
+
+    switch (str_kind) {
+    case PyUnicode_1BYTE_KIND:
+    {
+        auto proc_str = utils::default_process(nonstd::basic_string_view<uint8_t>(static_cast<uint8_t*>(str), len));
+        result = PyUnicode_FromKindAndData(PyUnicode_1BYTE_KIND, proc_str.data(), proc_str.size());
+        break;
+    }
+    case PyUnicode_2BYTE_KIND:
+    {
+        auto proc_str = utils::default_process(nonstd::basic_string_view<uint16_t>(static_cast<uint16_t*>(str), len));
+        result = PyUnicode_FromKindAndData(PyUnicode_2BYTE_KIND, proc_str.data(), proc_str.size());
+        break;
+    }
+    default:
+    {
+        auto proc_str = utils::default_process(nonstd::basic_string_view<uint32_t>(static_cast<uint32_t*>(str), len));
+        result = PyUnicode_FromKindAndData(PyUnicode_4BYTE_KIND, proc_str.data(), proc_str.size());
+        break;
+    }
+    }
+
+    return result;
 
-    return PyUnicode_FromWideChar(result.c_str(), result.length());
 }
 
 /* The cast of the function is necessary since PyCFunction values
diff --git a/src/py_utils.hpp b/src/py_utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44ed2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/py_utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/* Copyright © 2020 Max Bachmann */
+
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <nonstd/string_view.hpp>
+#include <variant/variant.hpp>
+
+
+using python_string_view  = mpark::variant<
+  nonstd::basic_string_view<uint8_t>,
+  nonstd::basic_string_view<uint16_t>,
+  nonstd::basic_string_view<uint32_t>
+>;
+
+python_string_view decode_python_string(PyObject* py_str) {
+    Py_ssize_t len = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(py_str);
+    void* str = PyUnicode_DATA(py_str);
+
+    int str_kind = PyUnicode_KIND(py_str);
+
+    switch (str_kind) {
+    case PyUnicode_1BYTE_KIND:
+        return nonstd::basic_string_view<uint8_t>(static_cast<uint8_t*>(str), len);
+    case PyUnicode_2BYTE_KIND:
+        return nonstd::basic_string_view<uint16_t>(static_cast<uint16_t*>(str), len);
+    default:
+        return nonstd::basic_string_view<uint32_t>(static_cast<uint32_t*>(str), len);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz-cpp b/src/rapidfuzz-cpp
index 8f4528e..43f16b2 160000
--- a/src/rapidfuzz-cpp
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz-cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8f4528ea9427c5222c866152c64d2046d080226a
+Subproject commit 43f16b2dc50bc98aa40deb6689246e388f97a254