diff --git a/auto.hh b/auto.hh
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <new>
+#include <array>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <limits>
+#include <utility>
+
+template<template<template<class ...> class ...> class Interface,
+         template<class ...> class ...States>
+class Auto {
+    struct StateData {
+        /* alignas(States...) */
+        // uint8_t state_data_[sizeof...(States)];
+        uint8_t state_data_[1000];
+
+        template<class T>
+        T* get_data() {
+            return /*std::launder(*/static_cast<T*>(&state_data_)/*)*/;
+        }
+
+        template<template <template<class ...> class ...> class State, class ...Args>
+        auto enter(Args&& ...args) {
+            static_assert(std::is_base_of<
+                          Interface<States...>,
+                          State<States...>>::value);
+            return new (&state_data_) State<States...>(
+                std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        }
+
+        void leave() {
+            // The destructor must be virtual
+            get_data<Interface<States...>>()->~Interface();
+        }
+    };
+
+    StateData data_[2];
+    bool data_pos_;
+
+    ~Auto() {
+        cur_data().leave();
+    }
+
+    StateData &cur_data() {
+        return data_[data_pos_];
+    }
+
+    StateData &other_data() {
+        return data_[!data_pos_];
+    }
+
+    auto &get_state() {
+        using IPack = Interface<States...>;
+        return *cur_data().template get_data<IPack>();
+    }
+
+
+public:
+    Auto() : data_pos_(0) {}
+
+    template<class InitialState, class ...Args>
+    void initialize(Args&& ...args) {
+        // state_ = type_index<InitialState, States...>();
+        cur_data().template enter<InitialState, args...>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    template<class NewState, class ...Args>
+    void enter(Args&& ...args) {
+        // state_ = type_index<NewState, States...>();
+        other_data().template enter<NewState, args...>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        get_state().leave();
+        data_pos_ = !data_pos_;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/test.cc b/test.cc
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+#include "auto.hh"
+#include <iostream>
+
+// template<class ...States>
+// struct ExInterface;
+// template<class ...States>
+// struct StateA;
+// template<class ...States>
+// struct StateB;
+
+
+
+template<template <class...> class ...States>
+struct ExInterface {
+    virtual void callback(Auto<ExInterface, States...> &a) = 0;
+
+    virtual ~ExInterface() {
+    }
+};
+
+
+template<template<class...> class ...States>
+struct StateA : ExInterface<States...> {
+    virtual void callback(Auto<ExInterface, States...> &a) override {
+        std::cout << "1" << std::endl;
+    }
+};
+
+
+template<template <template<class...> class ...States>
+struct StateB : ExInterface<States...> {
+    virtual void callback(Auto<ExInterface, States...> &a) override {
+        std::cout << "B, entering 1" << std::endl;
+        a.template enter<StateA>();
+    }
+};
+
+
+using MyAuto = Auto<ExInterface, StateA, StateB>;
+
+int main() {
+    MyAuto a;
+    a.template initialize<StateA>();
+    a.get_state()->callback(a);
+    a.get_state()->callback(a);
+}
diff --git a/type_utils.hxx b/type_utils.hxx
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+#pragma once
+
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+
+template<typename T, typename U>
+struct static_type_test
+{
+    static const bool eq = false;
+};
+
+
+template<typename T>
+struct static_type_test<T, T>
+{
+    static const bool eq = true;
+};
+
+
+// tests whether two types are equal
+
+template<typename T, typename U>
+constexpr bool static_type_eq()
+{
+    return static_type_test<T, U>::eq;
+}
+
+
+// counts the number of parameters of the template
+
+template <typename cur_type, typename ...args>
+constexpr size_t type_count()
+{
+    return 1 + type_count<args...>();
+}
+
+template <typename>
+constexpr size_t type_count()
+{
+    return 1;
+}
+
+
+// returns the index of a reference type among a list of other types
+
+template <typename ref_type, typename cur_type, typename ...args>
+constexpr size_t type_index()
+{
+    if (static_type_eq<ref_type, cur_type>())
+        return 0;
+    return 1 + type_index<ref_type, args...>();
+}
+
+template <typename ref_type, typename cur_type>
+constexpr size_t type_index()
+{
+    // a static assert should be used here, as the last type of the list,
+    // if reached, must be the one we're looking for
+    return 0;
+}