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+//
+// Copyright 2017 Ettus Research, a National Instruments Company
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+//
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_COMPONENT_FILE_HPP
+#define INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_COMPONENT_FILE_HPP
+
+#include <uhd/types/dict.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace uhd{ namespace usrp{
+
+    /*! Defines a file that can be sent using update_component
+     *
+     * \param metadata dictionary of strings that define the metadata
+     * associated with the file.
+     *
+     * Keys must include "id" and "filename", and may include an "md5" hash,
+     * as well as other, device- or component-specific keys.
+     *
+     * \param data the binary data file
+     *
+     * Can be the contents of the FPGA image file, for example.
+     */
+    struct component_file_t {
+        uhd::dict<std::string, std::string> metadata;
+        std::vector<uint8_t> data;
+    };
+
+}} // namespace uhd::usrp
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_COMPONENT_FILE_HPP */