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+//! A cross-platform clipboard library
+
+/// Types that can get the system clipboard contents
+pub trait Load : Sized {
+    /// Errors encountered when working with a clipboard. Each implementation is
+    /// allowed to define its own error type, but it must conform to std error.
+    type Err: ::std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static;
+
+    /// Create a clipboard
+    fn new() -> Result<Self, Self::Err>;
+
+    /// Get the primary clipboard contents.
+    fn load_primary(&self) -> Result<String, Self::Err>;
+
+    /// Get the clipboard selection contents.
+    ///
+    /// On most platforms, this doesn't mean anything. A default implementation
+    /// is provided which uses the primary clipboard.
+    #[inline]
+    fn load_selection(&self) -> Result<String, Self::Err> {
+        self.load_primary()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Types that can set the system clipboard contents
+///
+/// Note that some platforms require the clipboard context to stay active in
+/// order to load the contents from other applications.
+pub trait Store : Load {
+    /// Sets the primary clipboard contents
+    fn store_primary(&mut self, contents: String) -> Result<(), Self::Err>;
+
+    /// Sets the secondary clipboard contents
+    fn store_selection(&mut self, contents: String) -> Result<(), Self::Err>;
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod x11;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub use x11::{Clipboard, Error};
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+mod macos;
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub use macos::{Clipboard, Error};
+