diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 Emmanuel Engelhart <kelson@kiwix.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU  General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "manager.h"
+
+namespace kiwix {
+
+  /* Constructor */
+  Manager::Manager() {
+  }
+  
+  /* Destructor */
+  Manager::~Manager() {
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 Emmanuel Engelhart <kelson@kiwix.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU  General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef KIWIX_MANAGER_H
+#define KIWIX_MANAGER_H
+
+#include <zim/zim.h>
+#include <zim/file.h>
+#include <zim/article.h>
+#include <zim/fileiterator.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include "time.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace kiwix {
+
+  class Manager {
+    
+  public:
+    Manager();
+    ~Manager();
+
+  protected:
+  };
+
+}
+
+#endif