vcpkg/toolsrc/include/lazy.h

#pragma once

namespace vcpkg
{
    template <typename T>
    class lazy
    {
    public:
        lazy() : value(T()), initialized(false) {}

        template <class F>
        T const& get_lazy(const F& f) const
        {
            if (!initialized)
            {
                value = f();
                initialized = true;
            }
            return value;
        }

    private:
        mutable T value;
        mutable bool initialized;
    };
}