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   # rosidl_typesupport_cpp features
   
   `rosidl_typesupport_cpp` provides a Python generator executable, `rosidl_typesupport_cpp`, based on Empy to create rosidl C++ source files.
   
   The templates utilized by this generator executable are located in the `resource` directory and generate source files for messages, services and actions.
   
   `rosidl_typesupport_cpp` defines a typesupport identifier, which is declared in `identifier.hpp`.
   
   `rosidl_typesupport_cpp` provides the following functionality for incorporation into generated typesupport source files.
   
   * `message_type_support_dispatch.hpp`: Look up message type support handle functions from available libraries.
   * `service_type_support_dispatch.hpp`: Look up service type support handle functions from available libraries.
   * `type_support_map_t.hpp`: This defines the lookup of C++ typesupport handlers.