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+#ifndef _METACUBE2_H
+#define _METACUBE2_H
+
+/*
+ * Definitions for the Metacube2 protocol, used to communicate with Cubemap.
+ *
+ * Note: This file is meant to compile as both C and C++, for easier inclusion
+ * in other projects.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define METACUBE2_SYNC "cube!map" /* 8 bytes long. */
+#define METACUBE_FLAGS_HEADER 0x1
+#define METACUBE_FLAGS_NOT_SUITABLE_FOR_STREAM_START 0x2
+
+struct metacube2_block_header {
+ char sync[8]; /* METACUBE2_SYNC */
+ uint32_t size; /* Network byte order. Does not include header. */
+ uint16_t flags; /* Network byte order. METACUBE_FLAGS_*. */
+ uint16_t csum; /* Network byte order. CRC16 of size and flags. */
+};
+
+uint16_t metacube2_compute_crc(const struct metacube2_block_header *hdr);
+
+#endif /* !defined(_METACUBE_H) */