stub_function.d

// Copyright (C) 2021 by tspike (github.com/tspike2k)
//
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DESCRIPTION:

An attempt at making a simple, reusable, stub function. Based on a discussion from this thread:
https://forum.dlang.org/thread/oxtlstdenjqrjoqhkqfi@forum.dlang.org?page=1
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version(none)
{
    void printStuff(string stuff)
    {    
        import core.stdc.stdio;
        printf("%s", stuff.ptr);    
    }   
}
else
{
    pragma(inline, true) void stubFunction(Args...)(Args args) {};
    alias printStuff = stubFunction;
}

void main()
{
    printStuff("printing!\n");
}