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+mod common {
+    pub mod image;
+    pub mod text;
+}
+use common::image::{image_measure_function, ImageContext};
+use common::text::{text_measure_function, FontMetrics, TextContext, WritingMode, LOREM_IPSUM};
+use taffy::tree::Cache;
+use taffy::util::print_tree;
+use taffy::{compute_flexbox_layout, compute_grid_layout, compute_layout, compute_leaf_layout, prelude::*};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+enum NodeKind {
+    Flexbox,
+    Grid,
+    Text,
+    Image,
+}
+
+struct Node {
+    kind: NodeKind,
+    style: Style,
+    text_data: Option<TextContext>,
+    image_data: Option<ImageContext>,
+    cache: Cache,
+    unrounded_layout: Layout,
+    final_layout: Layout,
+    children: Vec<Node>,
+}
+
+impl Default for Node {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Node {
+            kind: NodeKind::Flexbox,
+            style: Style::default(),
+            text_data: None,
+            image_data: None,
+            cache: Cache::new(),
+            unrounded_layout: Layout::with_order(0),
+            final_layout: Layout::with_order(0),
+            children: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+impl Node {
+    pub fn new_row(style: Style) -> Node {
+        Node {
+            kind: NodeKind::Flexbox,
+            style: Style { display: Display::Flex, flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row, ..style },
+            ..Node::default()
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn new_column(style: Style) -> Node {
+        Node {
+            kind: NodeKind::Flexbox,
+            style: Style { display: Display::Flex, flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column, ..style },
+            ..Node::default()
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn new_grid(style: Style) -> Node {
+        Node { kind: NodeKind::Grid, style: Style { display: Display::Grid, ..style }, ..Node::default() }
+    }
+    pub fn new_text(style: Style, text_data: TextContext) -> Node {
+        Node { kind: NodeKind::Text, style, text_data: Some(text_data), ..Node::default() }
+    }
+    pub fn new_image(style: Style, image_data: ImageContext) -> Node {
+        Node { kind: NodeKind::Image, style, image_data: Some(image_data), ..Node::default() }
+    }
+    pub fn append_child(&mut self, node: Node) {
+        self.children.push(node);
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn as_id(&self) -> NodeId {
+        NodeId::from(self as *const Node as usize)
+    }
+
+    pub fn compute_layout(&mut self, available_space: Size<AvailableSpace>, use_rounding: bool) {
+        compute_layout(&mut StatelessLayoutTree, unsafe { self.as_id() }, available_space, use_rounding);
+    }
+
+    pub fn print_tree(&mut self) {
+        print_tree(&mut StatelessLayoutTree, unsafe { self.as_id() });
+    }
+}
+
+struct ChildIter<'a>(std::slice::Iter<'a, Node>);
+impl<'a> Iterator for ChildIter<'a> {
+    type Item = NodeId;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.0.next().map(|c| NodeId::from(c as *const Node as usize))
+    }
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+unsafe fn node_from_id<'a>(node_id: NodeId) -> &'a Node {
+    &*(usize::from(node_id) as *const Node)
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+unsafe fn node_from_id_mut<'a>(node_id: NodeId) -> &'a mut Node {
+    &mut *(usize::from(node_id) as *mut Node)
+}
+
+struct StatelessLayoutTree;
+impl LayoutTree for StatelessLayoutTree {
+    type ChildIter<'a> = ChildIter<'a>;
+
+    fn children(&self, node_id: NodeId) -> Self::ChildIter<'_> {
+        unsafe { ChildIter(node_from_id(node_id).children.iter()) }
+    }
+
+    fn child_count(&self, node_id: NodeId) -> usize {
+        unsafe { node_from_id(node_id).children.len() }
+    }
+
+    fn child(&self, node_id: NodeId, index: usize) -> NodeId {
+        unsafe { node_from_id(node_id).children[index].as_id() }
+    }
+
+    fn style(&self, node_id: NodeId) -> &Style {
+        unsafe { &node_from_id(node_id).style }
+    }
+
+    fn unrounded_layout_mut(&mut self, node_id: NodeId) -> &mut Layout {
+        unsafe { &mut node_from_id_mut(node_id).unrounded_layout }
+    }
+
+    fn final_layout(&self, node_id: NodeId) -> &Layout {
+        unsafe { &node_from_id(node_id).final_layout }
+    }
+
+    fn final_layout_mut(&mut self, node_id: NodeId) -> &mut Layout {
+        unsafe { &mut node_from_id_mut(node_id).final_layout }
+    }
+
+    fn cache_mut(&mut self, node_id: NodeId) -> &mut Cache {
+        unsafe { &mut node_from_id_mut(node_id).cache }
+    }
+
+    fn compute_child_layout(&mut self, node_id: NodeId, inputs: taffy::tree::LayoutInput) -> taffy::tree::LayoutOutput {
+        let node = unsafe { node_from_id_mut(node_id) };
+        let font_metrics = FontMetrics { char_width: 10.0, char_height: 10.0 };
+
+        match node.kind {
+            NodeKind::Flexbox => compute_flexbox_layout(&mut StatelessLayoutTree, node_id, inputs),
+            NodeKind::Grid => compute_grid_layout(&mut StatelessLayoutTree, node_id, inputs),
+            NodeKind::Text => compute_leaf_layout(
+                inputs,
+                &node.style,
+                Some(|known_dimensions, available_space| {
+                    text_measure_function(
+                        known_dimensions,
+                        available_space,
+                        node.text_data.as_ref().unwrap(),
+                        &font_metrics,
+                    )
+                }),
+            ),
+            NodeKind::Image => compute_leaf_layout(
+                inputs,
+                &node.style,
+                Some(|known_dimensions, _available_space| {
+                    image_measure_function(known_dimensions, node.image_data.as_ref().unwrap())
+                }),
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), taffy::TaffyError> {
+    let mut root = Node::new_column(Style::DEFAULT);
+
+    let text_node = Node::new_text(
+        Style::default(),
+        TextContext { text_content: LOREM_IPSUM.into(), writing_mode: WritingMode::Horizontal },
+    );
+    root.append_child(text_node);
+
+    let image_node = Node::new_image(Style::default(), ImageContext { width: 400.0, height: 300.0 });
+    root.append_child(image_node);
+
+    // Compute layout and print result
+    root.compute_layout(Size::MAX_CONTENT, true);
+    root.print_tree();
+
+    Ok(())
+}