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+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Igor Sysoev
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _NGX_TABLE_H_INCLUDED_
+#define _NGX_TABLE_H_INCLUDED_
+
+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+
+
+typedef ngx_array_t  ngx_table_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    ngx_str_t  key;
+    ngx_str_t  value;
+} ngx_table_elt_t;
+
+
+#define ngx_create_table(p, n)  ngx_create_array(p, n, 2 * sizeof(ngx_str_t))
+#define ngx_push_table(t)       ngx_push_array(t)
+
+
+#endif /* _NGX_TABLE_H_INCLUDED_ */