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+#include "web_buffer.h"
+
+#ifndef NETDATA_DICTIONARY_H
+#define NETDATA_DICTIONARY_H 1
+
+typedef struct name_value {
+	avl avl;				// the index - this has to be first!
+
+	uint32_t hash;			// a simple hash to speed up searching
+							// we first compare hashes, and only if the hashes are equal we do string comparisons
+
+	char *name;
+	char *value;
+
+	struct name_value *next;
+} NAME_VALUE;
+
+typedef struct dictionary {
+	NAME_VALUE *values;
+	avl_tree values_index;
+	pthread_rwlock_t rwlock;
+} DICTIONARY;
+
+extern DICTIONARY *dictionary_create(void);
+extern void dictionary_destroy(DICTIONARY *dict);
+extern void *dictionary_set(DICTIONARY *dict, const char *name, void *value, size_t value_len);
+extern void *dictionary_get(DICTIONARY *dict, const char *name);
+
+#endif /* NETDATA_DICTIONARY_H */