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+#ifndef GATS_PACKET_H
+#define GATS_PACKET_H
+
+namespace Gats
+{
+        class Object;
+
+        /**
+         * A D-encoded packet is a header and metadata related to encoding as well
+         * as a single object.  The advantage of this method is that the packet
+         * contains all information related to encoding and is highly portable, it
+         * also lets the reader know how much data to expect, which makes this
+         * efficient for use in protocols and embedding in other data streams.
+         */
+        class Packet
+        {
+        public:
+                Packet();
+                Packet( Object *pObject );
+                virtual ~Packet();
+
+                Object *getObject() { return pRoot; }
+
+        private:
+                Object *pRoot;
+        };
+};
+
+#endif