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+#pragma once
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <list>
+#include <map>
+
+
+namespace nix {
+
+using std::string;
+using std::map;
+using std::list;
+
+
+typedef map<string, string> XMLAttrs;
+
+
+class XMLWriter
+{
+private:
+    
+    std::ostream & output;
+
+    bool indent;
+    bool closed;
+
+    list<string> pendingElems;
+
+public:
+
+    XMLWriter(bool indent, std::ostream & output);
+    ~XMLWriter();
+
+    void close();
+
+    void openElement(const string & name,
+        const XMLAttrs & attrs = XMLAttrs());
+    void closeElement();
+
+    void writeEmptyElement(const string & name,
+        const XMLAttrs & attrs = XMLAttrs());
+    
+    void writeCharData(const string & data);
+
+private:
+    void writeAttrs(const XMLAttrs & attrs);
+
+    void indent_(unsigned int depth);
+};
+
+
+class XMLOpenElement
+{
+private:
+    XMLWriter & writer;
+public:
+    XMLOpenElement(XMLWriter & writer, const string & name,
+        const XMLAttrs & attrs = XMLAttrs())
+        : writer(writer)
+    {
+        writer.openElement(name, attrs);
+    }
+    ~XMLOpenElement()
+    {
+        writer.closeElement();
+    }
+};
+
+ 
+}