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+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package trans
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+)
+
+// Exporter wraps functionality for exporting entries from the database to a file.
+type Exporter interface {
+	ExportMinimal(ctx context.Context, path string) error
+}
+
+type exporter struct {
+	db         db.DB
+	log        *logrus.Logger
+	writtenIDs map[string]bool
+}
+
+// NewExporter returns a new Exporter that will use the given db and logger.
+func NewExporter(db db.DB, log *logrus.Logger) Exporter {
+	return &exporter{
+		db:         db,
+		log:        log,
+		writtenIDs: make(map[string]bool),
+	}
+}