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+#ifndef INTERVALMAP_H
+#define INTERVALMAP_H
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iterator> //std::prev
+#include <memory>   //std::shared_ptr
+#include <map>
+
+template <typename V>
+class IntervalMap
+{
+
+public:
+    void insert(int start, int end, V value)
+    {
+        if (start >= end)
+            return;
+
+        // higherEntry -> upper_bound
+        // lowerEntry -> find()--
+        // c++ has no builtin function to find the greater key LESS THAN the supplied key. The solution I've found is to get an iterator to the key with find() and traverse back with std::prev
+
+        const auto &tmp = treemap.lower_bound(end);
+        const auto &end_prev_entry = tmp != treemap.begin() && tmp != treemap.end() ? std::prev(tmp) : tmp; // first element before end
+        const auto &end_next_entry = treemap.upper_bound(end);                                              // first element after end
+
+        const auto &tmp1 = treemap.lower_bound(start);
+        const auto &start_entry = tmp1 != treemap.begin() && tmp1 != treemap.end() ? std::prev(tmp1) : tmp1; // first element before start
+
+        V v{};
+        // insert the start key. Replaces whatever value is already there. Do not place if the element before is of the same value
+        treemap[start] = value;
+        if (end_next_entry == treemap.end())
+        {
+            if (end_prev_entry != treemap.end() && end_prev_entry->first > start)
+                treemap[end] = (V)(end_prev_entry->second);
+            else
+                treemap[end] = v;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (end_next_entry->first > end + 1)
+                treemap[end] = (V)(end_prev_entry->second);
+        }
+
+        treemap.erase(treemap.upper_bound(start), treemap.lower_bound(end));
+    }
+
+    void remove(int at)
+    {
+        treemap.erase(at);
+    }
+
+    V at(int index)
+    {
+        return treemap.lower_bound(index)->second;
+    }
+
+    void print()
+    {
+        for (auto i = treemap.begin(); i != treemap.end(); i++)
+            std::cout << i->first << ": " << (int)(i->second) << "\n";
+        std::cout << "end key: " << std::prev(treemap.end())->first << "\n";
+    }
+
+    V *toArray(int *length)
+    {
+        if (treemap.empty())
+        {
+            // std::cout << "List is empty" << std::endl;
+            *length = 0;
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        const auto &end = std::prev(treemap.end());
+
+        *length = end->first;
+        // std::cout << "Length: " << *length << "\n";
+        V *arr{new V[*length]};
+
+        auto start = treemap.begin();
+        for (auto i = std::next(treemap.begin()); i != treemap.end(); i++)
+        {
+            // std::cout << "creating list from " << start->first << " to " << i->first << " of type " << (int)(start->second) << "\n";
+            for (int k = start->first; k < i->first; k++)
+                arr[k] = start->second;
+            start = i;
+        }
+
+        return arr;
+    }
+
+    void fromArray(V *arr, int length)
+    {
+        treemap.clear();
+
+        if (length == 0)
+            return;
+
+        V prev = arr[0];
+        unsigned int prev_start = 0;
+        for (unsigned int i = 1; i < length; i++)
+        {
+            if (prev != arr[i])
+            {
+                insert(prev_start, i, prev);
+                prev_start = i;
+            }
+            prev = arr[i];
+        }
+        insert(prev_start, length, prev);
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::map<int, V> treemap{};
+};
+
+#endif
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