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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.
+ */
+
+#include "BLI_index_mask.hh"
+
+#pragma once
+
+struct PointCloud;
+class PointCloudComponent;
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup geo
+ */
+
+namespace blender::geometry {
+
+/**
+ * Merge selected points into other selected points within the \a merge_distance. The merged
+ * indices favor speed over accuracy, since the results will depend on the order of the points.
+ */
+PointCloud *point_merge_by_distance(const PointCloudComponent &src_points,
+                                    const float merge_distance,
+                                    const IndexMask selection);
+
+}  // namespace blender::geometry