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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace RethinkDB {
+
+// The size of the longest UTF-8 encoded unicode codepoint
+const size_t max_utf8_encoded_size = 6;
+
+// Decode a base64 string. Returns false on failure.
+bool base64_decode(const std::string& in, std::string& out);
+std::string base64_encode(const std::string&);
+
+// Encodes a single unicode codepoint into UTF-8. Returns the number of bytes written.
+// Does not add a trailing null byte
+size_t utf8_encode(unsigned int, char*);
+
+}