cpp-cli/include/cli/types.h

#pragma once

namespace cli::detail {
template <typename T> struct is_string : std::false_type {};
template <typename T>
struct is_string<T*> : std::is_same<std::remove_cv_t<T>, char> {};
template <typename T>
struct is_string<T[]> : std::is_same<std::remove_cv_t<T>, char> {};
template <typename...Ts>
struct is_string<std::basic_string<Ts...>> : std::true_type {};

template <typename T, typename = void> struct is_container : std::false_type {};
template <typename T>
struct is_container<T, std::enable_if_t<!std::is_void_v<typename T::value_type>>> : std::true_type {};

template <typename T>
static constexpr bool const is_string_v = is_string<T>::value;
template <typename T>
static constexpr bool const is_container_v = is_container<T>::value;
}