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+/*
+ *   This program 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 2 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   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.
+ */
+#ifndef _recollindex_h_included_
+#define _recollindex_h_included_
+/* @(#$Id: $  (C) 2009 J.F.Dockes */
+
+/** Helper methods in recollindex.cpp for initial checks/setup to index 
+ * a list of files (either from the monitor or the command line) */
+extern bool indexfiles(RclConfig *config, const list<string> &filenames);
+extern bool purgefiles(RclConfig *config, const list<string> &filenames);
+extern bool createAuxDbs(RclConfig *config);
+
+extern int stopindexing;
+
+#endif /* _recollindex_h_included_ */