diff --git a/include/ccnx-pco.h b/include/ccnx-pco.h
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+#ifndef CCNX_CONTENT_OBJECT_H
+#define CCNX_CONTENT_OBJECT_H
+
+#include <boost/exception/all.hpp>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include "ccnx-wrapper.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace Ccnx {
+
+struct MisformedContentObjectException : virtual boost::exception, virtual exception { };
+
+class ParsedContentObject 
+{
+public:
+  ParsedContentObject(const unsigned char *data, size_t len);
+  ParsedContentObject(const Bytes &bytes);
+  ParsedContentObject(const ParsedContentObject &other);
+  virtual ~ParsedContentObject();
+
+  Bytes
+  content();
+
+  string
+  name();
+
+protected:
+  ccn_parsed_ContentObject m_pco;
+  ccn_indexbuf *m_comps;
+  Bytes m_bytes;
+};
+
+typedef boost::shared_ptr<ParsedContentObject> PcoPtr;
+
+}
+
+#endif // CCNX_CONTENT_OBJECT_H