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+#ifndef __libmisc_pathscanner_h__
+#define __libmisc_pathscanner_h__
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <regex.h>
+
+using std::string;
+using std::vector;
+
+class PathScanner
+
+{
+  public:
+    vector<string *> *operator() (const string &dirpath,
+				  bool (*filter)(const string &, void *arg),
+				  void *arg, 
+				  bool match_fullpath = true,
+				  bool return_fullpath = true,
+				  long limit = -1) {
+	    return run_scan (dirpath,
+			     (bool (PathScanner::*)(const string &)) 0, 
+			     filter, 
+			     arg,
+			     match_fullpath,
+			     return_fullpath, 
+			     limit);
+    }
+
+    vector<string *> *operator() (const string &dirpath,
+				  const string &regexp,
+				  bool match_fullpath = true,
+				  bool return_fullpath = true,
+				  long limit = -1);
+
+    
+    string *find_first (const string &dirpath,
+			const string &regexp,
+			bool match_fullpath = true,
+			bool return_fullpath = true);
+
+    string *find_first (const string &dirpath,
+			bool (*filter)(const string &, void *),
+			void *arg,
+			bool match_fullpath = true,
+			bool return_fullpath = true);
+
+  private:
+    regex_t compiled_pattern;
+    
+    bool regexp_filter (const string &str) {
+	    return regexec (&compiled_pattern, str.c_str(), 0, 0, 0) == 0;
+    }
+
+    vector<string *> *run_scan (const string &dirpath,
+				bool (PathScanner::*mfilter) (const string &),
+				bool (*filter)(const string &, void *),
+				void *arg,
+				bool match_fullpath,
+				bool return_fullpath,
+				long limit);
+    
+
+};
+
+#endif // __libmisc_pathscanner_h__