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+#pragma once
+
+#include "types.hh"
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <regex.h>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+class Regex
+{
+public:
+    Regex(const string & pattern);
+    ~Regex();
+    bool matches(const string & s);
+
+private:
+    regex_t preg;
+    string showError(int err);
+};
+
+}