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+// Copyright 2018 yuzu emulator team
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/loader/linker.h"
+#include "core/loader/loader.h"
+
+namespace Loader {
+
+/// Loads an XCI file
+class AppLoader_XCI final : public AppLoader, Linker {
+public:
+    AppLoader_NRO(FileUtil::IOFile&& file, std::string filepath);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the file
+     * @param file FileUtil::IOFile open file
+     * @param filepath Path of the file that we are opening.
+     * @return FileType found, or FileType::Error if this loader doesn't know it
+     */
+    static FileType IdentifyType(FileUtil::IOFile& file, const std::string& filepath);
+
+    FileType GetFileType() override {
+        return IdentifyType(file, filepath);
+    }
+
+    ResultStatus Load(Kernel::SharedPtr<Kernel::Process>& process) override;
+
+private:
+    bool LoadNro(const std::string& path, VAddr load_base);
+
+    std::string filepath;
+};
+
+} // namespace Loader