Time integrate_n_steps(
        Stepper stepper , System system , State &start_state ,
        Time start_time , Time dt , size_t num_of_steps ,
        Observer observer , dense_output_stepper_tag )
{
    typename odeint::unwrap_reference< Observer >::type &obs = observer;

    Time time = start_time;
    const Time end_time = start_time + static_cast< typename unit_value_type<Time>::type >(num_of_steps) * dt;

    stepper.initialize( start_state , time , dt );

    size_t step = 0;

    while( step < num_of_steps )
    {
        while( less_with_sign( time , stepper.current_time() , stepper.current_time_step() ) )
        {
            stepper.calc_state( time , start_state );
            obs( start_state , time );
            ++step;
            // direct computation of the time avoids error propagation happening when using time += dt
            // we need clumsy type analysis to get boost units working here
            time = start_time + static_cast< typename unit_value_type<Time>::type >(step) * dt;
        }

        // we have not reached the end, do another real step
        if( less_with_sign( stepper.current_time()+stepper.current_time_step() ,
                            end_time ,
                            stepper.current_time_step() ) )
        {
            stepper.do_step( system );
        }
        else if( less_with_sign( stepper.current_time() , end_time , stepper.current_time_step() ) )
        { // do the last step ending exactly on the end point
            stepper.initialize( stepper.current_state() , stepper.current_time() , end_time - stepper.current_time() );
            stepper.do_step( system );
        }
    }

    while( stepper.current_time() < end_time )
    {
        if( less_with_sign( end_time ,
                            stepper.current_time()+stepper.current_time_step() ,
                            stepper.current_time_step() ) )
            stepper.initialize( stepper.current_state() , stepper.current_time() , end_time - stepper.current_time() );
        stepper.do_step( system );
    }

    // observation at end point, only if we ended exactly on the end-point (or above due to finite precision)
    obs( stepper.current_state() , end_time );

    return time;
}
void check_dense_output_stepper( Stepper &stepper )
{
    typedef Stepper stepper_type;
    typedef typename stepper_type::state_type state_type;
    typedef typename stepper_type::value_type value_type;
    typedef typename stepper_type::deriv_type deriv_type;
    typedef typename stepper_type::time_type time_type;
//    typedef typename stepper_type::order_type order_type;

    time_type t( 0.0 * si::second );
    time_type dt( 0.1 * si::second );
    state_type x( 1.0 * si::meter , 0.0 * si::meter_per_second ) , x2;

    stepper.initialize( x , t , dt );
    stepper.do_step( oscillator );
    stepper.calc_state( dt / 2.0 , x2 );
}