#!/usr/bin/env python

import ctypes


def ensure_unicode(param):
    try:
        param = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(param)
    except TypeError:
        pass  # just return the param as is
    return param


class Extended(object):
    "Used to add extended capability to structures"

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return memoryview(self) == memoryview(other)

    def __ne__(self, other):
        return memoryview(self) != memoryview(other)