C++1y/C++14: Converting static constexpr array to non-type template parameter pack?

Question

Suppose I have a constexpr array (of known bound) of static storage duration:

constexpr T input[] = /* ... */;

And I have an output class template that needs a pack:

template<T...> struct output_template;

I want to instantiate output_template like:

using output = output_template<input[0], input[1], ..., input[n-1]>;

One way to do this is:

template<size_t n, const T (&a)[n]>
struct make_output_template
{
    template<size_t... i> static constexpr
    output_template<a[i]...> f(std::index_sequence<i...>)
    { return {}; };

    using type = decltype(f(std::make_index_sequence<n>()));
};

using output = make_output_template<std::extent_v<decltype(input)>, input>::type;

Is there a cleaner or simpler solution I am missing?

Answer 1

Maybe you consider this to be cleaner:

template< const T* a, typename >
struct make_output_template;

template< const T* a, std::size_t... i >
struct make_output_template< a, std::index_sequence< i... > >
{
    using type = output_template< a[ i ]... >;
};

with

using output = make_output_template<
    input,
    std::make_index_sequence< std::extent_v< decltype( input ) > >
>::type;