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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_ */