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+namespace chatterino {
+
+/**
+ * Calls the destructor of var immediately.
+ *
+ * This is useful before noreturn functions to prevent leaking memory from complex types.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+inline void drop(T &var)
+{
+    var.~T();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helps you avoid accidentally dropping a pointer not the object behind it.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+inline void drop(T * /*var*/)
+{
+    static_assert(false, "Use delete on a pointer instead of drop().");
+}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino