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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import re
+
+import pybindgen
+from pybindgen.typehandlers import base as typehandlers
+from pybindgen import (ReturnValue, Parameter, Module, Function, FileCodeSink)
+from pybindgen import (CppMethod, CppConstructor, CppClass, Enum)
+from pybindgen.gccxmlparser import ModuleParser
+
+
+
+class PointerHolderTransformation(typehandlers.TypeTransformation):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.rx = re.compile(r'(?:::)?PointerHolder<(\w+)>')
+
+    def get_untransformed_name(self, name):
+        m = self.rx.match(name)
+        if m is None:
+            return None
+        else:
+            return m.group(1)+'*'
+
+    def create_type_handler(self, type_handler, *args, **kwargs):
+        if issubclass(type_handler, Parameter):
+            kwargs['transfer_ownership'] = False
+        elif issubclass(type_handler, ReturnValue):
+            kwargs['caller_owns_return'] = True
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError
+        handler = type_handler(*args, **kwargs)
+        handler.set_tranformation(self, self.get_untransformed_name(args[0]))
+        return handler
+
+    def untransform(self, type_handler, declarations, code_block, expression):
+        return '(%s).thePointer' % (expression,)
+
+    def transform(self, type_handler, declarations, code_block, expression):
+        assert type_handler.untransformed_ctype[-1] == '*'
+        var = declarations.declare_variable(
+            'PointerHolder<%s>' % type_handler.untransformed_ctype[:-1], 'tmp')
+        return '(%s.thePointer = (%s), %s)' % (var, expression, var)
+
+transf = PointerHolderTransformation()
+typehandlers.return_type_matcher.register_transformation(transf)
+typehandlers.param_type_matcher.register_transformation(transf)
+del transf
+
+
+
+def my_module_gen(out_file):
+    out = FileCodeSink(out_file)
+    pybindgen.write_preamble(out)
+    out.writeln("#include \"foo.h\"")
+    module_parser = ModuleParser('foo2', '::')
+    module = module_parser.parse(sys.argv[1:])
+    module.generate(out)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    my_module_gen(sys.stdout)
+