From 708a1bac4ed00dc2f53b342d17f06da8496eb628 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eladash <elad3356p@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:55:54 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Input archive: Add implicit serialization operator

---
 include/cereal/cereal.hpp | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/cereal/cereal.hpp b/include/cereal/cereal.hpp
index 750fb23b..37578d35 100644
--- a/include/cereal/cereal.hpp
+++ b/include/cereal/cereal.hpp
@@ -700,6 +700,16 @@ namespace cereal
         return *self;
       }
 
+      //! Implicit conversion for serialization constant types
+      // Such as "const int value = ar;"
+      template <typename T, typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_default_constructible_v<T> && std::is_copy_constructible_v<T>>>
+      operator T()
+      {
+        T value{};
+        process( value );
+        return value;
+      }
+
       //! Serializes any data marked for deferment using defer
       /*! This will cause any data wrapped in DeferredData to be immediately serialized */
       void serializeDeferments()