diff --git a/src/core/PieceTable.cc b/src/core/PieceTable.cc
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+++ b/src/core/PieceTable.cc
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+#include "PieceTable.h"
+
+PieceTable::PieceTable(const uint8_t * file_buffer, unsigned long file_buffer_size)
+{
+    m_file_buffer = file_buffer;
+    m_file_buffer_size = file_buffer_size;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/PieceTable.h b/src/core/PieceTable.h
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+++ b/src/core/PieceTable.h
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+#ifndef PIECETABLE_H
+#define PIECETABLE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "PagedBuffer.h"
+
+class PieceTable
+{
+public:
+    struct PieceDescriptor
+    {
+        uint32_t prev;
+        uint32_t next;
+        uint32_t start;
+        uint32_t length;
+        uint32_t n_chars;
+        uint32_t eol;
+    };
+
+    struct ChangeDescriptor
+    {
+        uint32_t piece_descriptor_index;
+        uint32_t from_val;
+        uint32_t to_val;
+        uint8_t attr_idx;
+    };
+
+    PieceTable(const uint8_t * file_buffer, unsigned long file_buffer_size);
+
+protected:
+    const uint8_t * m_file_buffer;
+    unsigned long m_file_buffer_size;
+    PagedBuffer<uint8_t> m_append_buffer;
+    PagedBuffer<PieceDescriptor> m_piece_descriptors;
+    PagedBuffer<ChangeDescriptor> m_change_descriptors;
+};
+
+#endif