diff --git a/src/sync-core.cc b/src/sync-core.cc
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 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
+ *
+ *	   Zhenkai Zhu <zhenkai@cs.ucla.edu>
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "sync-core.h"
+
+SyncCore::SyncCore
+         : m_log(path, localName)
+         , m_handle(handle)
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/sync-core.h b/src/sync-core.h
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 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
+ *
+ *	   Zhenkai Zhu <zhenkai@cs.ucla.edu>
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef SYNC_CORE_H
+#define SYNC_CORE_H
+
+#include "sync-log.h"
+#include <ccnx-wrapper.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace Ccnx;
+
+class SyncCore
+{
+public:
+  SyncCore(const string &path, const Name &localName, CcnxWrapperPtr handle);
+  ~SyncCore();
+
+protected:
+  SyncLog m_log;
+  CcnxWrapperPtr m_handle;
+};
+
+#endif // SYNC_CORE_H