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+/**
+ * @file   environment.hpp
+ * @author Felix Morgner (felix.morgner@gmail.com)
+ * @since  1.0.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef WANDA_ENVIRONMENT_HPP
+#define WANDA_ENVIRONMENT_HPP
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace wanda
+{
+  /**
+   * @brief A type to provide access to the runtime environment
+   */
+  struct environment
+  {
+    using map_type = std::map<std::string, std::string>;
+    using iterator = map_type::iterator;
+    using const_iterator = map_type::const_iterator;
+    using reference = map_type::reference;
+    using const_reference = map_type::const_reference;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Construct a new environment from the given string array
+     */
+    explicit environment(char const * const * env = ::environ);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the value of the given variable
+     * 
+     * @return A mutable reference to the value of the given environment variable
+     */
+    std::string & operator[](std::string const & variable);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the value of the given variable
+     * 
+     * @return An immutable reference to the value of the given environment variable
+     */
+    std::string const & operator[](std::string const & variable) const;
+
+    iterator begin();
+    const_iterator begin() const;
+    const_iterator cbegin() const;
+
+    iterator end();
+    const_iterator end() const;
+    const_iterator cend() const;
+
+  private:
+    map_type m_cache{};
+  };
+
+}  // namespace wanda
+
+#endif
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