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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_BLOB_H
+#define	NDN_BLOB_H
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * An ndn_Blob holds a pointer to a read-only pre-allocated buffer and its length.
+ */
+struct ndn_Blob {
+  unsigned char *value;     /**< pointer to the pre-allocated buffer for the value. Must be treated as read only. */
+  unsigned int valueLength; /**< the number of bytes in value. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the ndn_Blob struct with the given value.
+ * @param self pointer to the ndn_Blob struct.
+ * @param value The pre-allocated buffer for the value, or 0 for none.
+ * @param valueLength The number of bytes in value.
+ */
+static inline void ndn_Blob_initialize(struct ndn_Blob *self, unsigned char *value, unsigned int valueLength) 
+{
+  self->value = value;
+  self->valueLength = valueLength;
+}
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif