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+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <list>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+/* A simple least-recently used cache. Not thread-safe. */
+template<typename Key, typename Value>
+class LRUCache
+{
+private:
+
+    size_t maxSize;
+
+    // Stupid wrapper to get around circular dependency between Data
+    // and LRU.
+    struct LRUIterator;
+
+    using Data = std::map<Key, std::pair<LRUIterator, Value>>;
+    using LRU = std::list<typename Data::iterator>;
+
+    struct LRUIterator { typename LRU::iterator it; };
+
+    Data data;
+    LRU lru;
+
+public:
+
+    LRUCache(size_t maxSize) : maxSize(maxSize) { }
+
+    /* Insert or upsert an item in the cache. */
+    void upsert(const Key & key, const Value & value)
+    {
+        erase(key);
+
+        if (data.size() >= maxSize) {
+            /* Retire the oldest item. */
+            auto oldest = lru.begin();
+            data.erase(*oldest);
+            lru.erase(oldest);
+        }
+
+        auto res = data.emplace(key, std::make_pair(LRUIterator(), value));
+        assert(res.second);
+        auto & i(res.first);
+
+        auto j = lru.insert(lru.end(), i);
+
+        i->second.first.it = j;
+    }
+
+    bool erase(const Key & key)
+    {
+        auto i = data.find(key);
+        if (i == data.end()) return false;
+        lru.erase(i->second.first.it);
+        data.erase(i);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* Look up an item in the cache. If it exists, it becomes the most
+       recently used item. */
+    // FIXME: use boost::optional?
+    Value * get(const Key & key)
+    {
+        auto i = data.find(key);
+        if (i == data.end()) return 0;
+
+        /* Move this item to the back of the LRU list. */
+        lru.erase(i->second.first.it);
+        auto j = lru.insert(lru.end(), i);
+        i->second.first.it = j;
+
+        return &i->second.second;
+    }
+
+    size_t size()
+    {
+        return data.size();
+    }
+};
+
+}