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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import IGListDiffKit
+
+/// The `ListIdentifiable` protocol is a subset of `ListDiffable`'s functionality,
+/// for use with Swift value types and `ListValueSectionController`.
+///
+/// `ListIdentifiable` is an experimental, under-development API, and may change without warning in the future.
+public protocol ListIdentifiable: Equatable {
+    var diffIdentifier: NSObjectProtocol { get }
+}
+
+public extension ListIdentifiable {
+    /// Provides an object version of the value that can be passed to Objective-C APIs from
+    /// `IGListKit` that require objects.
+    ///
+    /// The object class is a private implementation detail of `IGListSwiftKit`. Use of this
+    /// API must be paired with the `ListValueSectionController` class, which unwraps the
+    /// value for its subclasses.
+    func diffable() -> ListDiffable {
+        return ListDiffableValueBox(value: self)
+    }
+
+    /// Determines whether an arbitrary `Any` value is an object version of the identifiable value.
+    static func isDiffable(_ value: Any) -> Bool {
+        return value is ListDiffableValueBox<Self>
+    }
+
+    // TODO(natesm): Should this be a public API? It is for now.
+    init?(diffable: Any) {
+        if let value = (diffable as? ListDiffableValueBox<Self>)?.value {
+            self = value
+        } else {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+public extension Sequence where Element: ListIdentifiable {
+    func diffables() -> [ListDiffable] {
+        return map { $0.diffable() }
+    }
+}
+
+/// An internal class for boxing Swift values, for use with the `ListValueSectionController` class.
+///
+/// The public boxing API is provided by a protocol extension of `ListIdentifiable`.
+private final class ListDiffableValueBox<Value: ListIdentifiable>: NSObject, ListDiffable {
+    let value: Value
+
+    init(value: Value) {
+        self.value = value
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - ListDiffable
+    func diffIdentifier() -> NSObjectProtocol {
+        return value.diffIdentifier
+    }
+
+    func isEqual(toDiffableObject object: ListDiffable?) -> Bool {
+        if let other = object as? ListDiffableValueBox<Value> {
+            return value == other.value
+        } else {
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Source/IGListSwiftKit/ListValueSectionController.swift b/Source/IGListSwiftKit/ListValueSectionController.swift
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import IGListKit
+
+/// A generic section controller that supports any Swift value conforming to `ListIdentifiable`.
+///
+/// For a type-safe base class for `ListDiffable` objects, see `ListGenericSectionController` instead.
+///
+/// `ListValueSectionController` is an experimental, under-development API, and may change without warning in the future.
+open class ListValueSectionController<Value: ListIdentifiable>: ListSectionController {
+    /// The section controller's current value.
+    ///
+    /// This value will be `nil` temporarily after initialization, but is exposed as an implicitly-unwrapped
+    /// optional because it will be set by `didUpdate(to:)` before any other methods, like `cellForItem(at:)`,
+    /// are invoked.
+    public private(set) var value: Value!
+
+    /// Subclasses of `ListValueSectionController` may not override `didUpdate(to:)` for objects.
+    /// Instead, they must use the overload for generic values.
+    public final override func didUpdate(to object: Any) {
+        if let value = Value(diffable: object) {
+            self.value = value
+            didUpdate(to: value)
+        } else {
+            fatalError("Expected object for value section controller to be a boxed \(Value.self), but it was \(object)")
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Updates the section controller to a new value.
+    ///
+    /// Subclasses of `ListValueSectionController` may override this method. Calling `super` is not required.
+    open func didUpdate(to value: Value) {}
+}