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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ *	   Zhenkai Zhu <zhenkai@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef OBJECT_MANAGER_H
+#define OBJECT_MANAGER_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <ccnx-wrapper.h>
+#include <hash-helper.h>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
+// everything related to managing object files
+
+class ObjectManager
+{
+public:
+  ObjectManager (Ccnx::CcnxWrapperPtr ccnx, const Ccnx::Name &localDeviceName, const boost::filesystem::path &folder);
+  virtual ~ObjectManager ();
+
+  HashPtr
+  storeLocalFile (const boost::filesystem::path &file);
+  
+private:
+  Ccnx::CcnxWrapperPtr m_ccnx;
+  Ccnx::Name m_localDeviceName;
+  boost::filesystem::path m_folder;
+};
+
+typedef boost::shared_ptr<ObjectManager> ObjectManagerPtr;
+
+namespace Error {
+struct ObjectManager : virtual boost::exception, virtual std::exception { };
+}
+
+#endif // OBJECT_MANAGER_H