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+/* Copyright 2015, 2016, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" 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 "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef id5715FB806F4E4BD1880646F696A9B1F2
+#define id5715FB806F4E4BD1880646F696A9B1F2
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace mchlib {
+	struct FileRecordData;
+
+	struct FileRecordNode {
+		FileRecordNode();
+		explicit FileRecordNode (std::size_t parIdx) : index(parIdx) {}
+		~FileRecordNode();
+
+		std::size_t index;
+		std::vector<FileRecordNode> children;
+		//FileRecordNode* parent;
+	};
+
+	std::vector<FileRecordNode> make_filerecord_tree (const std::vector<FileRecordData>& parRecords);
+} //namespace mchlib
+
+#endif