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+/*
+ * This program 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 2
+ * 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, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup bke
+ *
+ * An #AnonymousAttributeID is used to identify attributes that are not explicitly named.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef struct AnonymousAttributeID AnonymousAttributeID;
+
+AnonymousAttributeID *BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_new_weak(const char *debug_name);
+AnonymousAttributeID *BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_new_strong(const char *debug_name);
+bool BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_has_strong_references(const AnonymousAttributeID *anonymous_id);
+void BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_increment_weak(const AnonymousAttributeID *anonymous_id);
+void BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_increment_strong(const AnonymousAttributeID *anonymous_id);
+void BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_decrement_weak(const AnonymousAttributeID *anonymous_id);
+void BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_decrement_strong(const AnonymousAttributeID *anonymous_id);
+const char *BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_debug_name(const AnonymousAttributeID *anonymous_id);
+const char *BKE_anonymous_attribute_id_internal_name(const AnonymousAttributeID *anonymous_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif