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+/*
+
+Copyright (c) 2013, Project OSRM, Dennis Luxen, others
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list
+of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
+list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
+other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef ORIGINAL_EDGE_DATA_H
+#define ORIGINAL_EDGE_DATA_H
+
+#include "TurnInstructions.h"
+#include "../typedefs.h"
+
+#include <climits>
+
+struct OriginalEdgeData{
+    explicit OriginalEdgeData(
+        NodeID via_node,
+        unsigned name_id,
+        TurnInstruction turn_instruction
+    ) :
+        via_node(via_node),
+        name_id(name_id),
+        turn_instruction(turn_instruction)
+    { }
+
+    OriginalEdgeData() :
+        via_node(UINT_MAX),
+        name_id(UINT_MAX),
+        turn_instruction(UCHAR_MAX)
+    { }
+
+    NodeID via_node;
+    unsigned name_id;
+    TurnInstruction turn_instruction;
+};
+
+#endif //ORIGINAL_EDGE_DATA_H