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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Facebook, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef INIT_LIGHT_BASE_H
+#define INIT_LIGHT_BASE_H
+
+/*
+ * Calls common init functions in the necessary order
+ * Among other things, this ensures that folly::Singletons are initialized
+ * correctly and installs signal handlers for a superior debugging experience.
+ * It also initializes gflags and glog.
+ *
+ * @param argc, argv arguments to your main
+ * @param removeFlags if true, will update argc,argv to remove recognized
+ * gflags passed on the command line
+ */
+namespace folly {
+
+void init(int* argc, char*** argv, bool removeFlags = true);
+
+} // folly
+
+#endif