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+#pragma once
+
+/* bit compression routines */
+
+/* (C) 2016 sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH by Max Suraev <msuraev@sysmocom.de>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * 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.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*! \defgroup bitcomp Bit compression
+ *  @{
+ */
+
+/*! \file bitcomp.h
+ *  \brief Osmocom bit compression routines
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/bitvec.h>
+
+
+int osmo_t4_encode(struct bitvec *bv);
+int osmo_t4_decode(const struct bitvec *in, bool cc, struct bitvec *out);
+
+/*! @} */