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+/*
+   filesystem/vfile.h
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+*/
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDED_FILESYSTEM_VFILE_H__
+#define __INCLUDED_FILESYSTEM_VFILE_H__
+
+// project headers
+#include "filesystem/filesystem.h"
+
+namespace filesystem {
+
+/// a file in the virtual file system
+class VFile {
+
+public:
+	/// search the path for a file in the virtual
+	/** If the file can not be found in any of the data directories,
+	  * an empty string will be returned
+	  */
+	static std::string find(const char *filename);
+
+	/// returns true if a file exists in the virtual filesystem
+	static bool exists(const char *filename);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif //__INCLUDED_FILESYSTEM_VFILE_H__