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+#ifndef __TRACYTHREAD_HPP__
+#define __TRACYTHREAD_HPP__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <thread>
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#include <windows.h>
+#else
+#include <pthread.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace tracy
+{
+
+    static inline uint64_t GetThreadHandle()
+    {
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+        static_assert( sizeof( decltype( GetCurrentThreadId() ) ) <= sizeof( uint64_t ), "Thread handle too big to fit in protocol" );
+        return uint64_t( GetCurrentThreadId() );
+#else
+        static_assert( sizeof( decltype( pthread_self() ) ) <= sizeof( uint64_t ), "Thread handle too big to fit in protocol" );
+        return uint64_t( pthread_self() );
+#endif
+    }
+
+}
+
+#endif