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+/*
+ * This file is part of Hootenanny.
+ *
+ * Hootenanny 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 3 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
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+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2020 DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com/)
+ */
+
+#ifndef VERSION_UTILS_H
+#define VERSION_UTILS_H
+
+// Hoot
+#include <hoot/core/elements/OsmMap.h>
+
+namespace hoot
+{
+
+/**
+ * Various utilities to be used when examining an element's version
+ */
+class VersionUtils
+{
+
+public:
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the number of elements with a changeset version less than one
+ *
+ * @param map the map to examine
+ * @return the number of elements meeting the criteria
+ */
+ static int versionLessThanOneCount(const OsmMapPtr& map);
+
+ /**
+ * Logs a warning if any element in the map has a changeset version less than one
+ *
+ * @param map the map to examine
+ * @return true if a warning was logged; false otherwise
+ */
+ static bool checkVersionLessThanOneCountAndLogWarning(const OsmMapPtr& map);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the element IDs of all elements with a changeset version less than one
+ *
+ * @param map the map to examine
+ * @return a set of element IDs
+ */
+ static std::set<ElementId> getIdsOfElementsWithVersionLessThanOne(const OsmMapPtr& map);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // VERSION_UTILS_H