diff --git a/lib/sencode.cpp b/lib/sencode.cpp
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+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Codecrypt.
+ *
+ * Codecrypt is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Codecrypt 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 Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Codecrypt. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "sencode.h"
+#include <sstream>
+
+bool sencode_decode (const std::string& str, sencode**out)
+{
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+void sencode_destroy (sencode*x)
+{
+	x->destroy();
+	delete x;
+}
+
+void sencode_list::destroy()
+{
+	for (std::vector<sencode*>::iterator
+	     i = items.begin(),
+	     e = items.end();
+	     i != e; ++i)
+		sencode_destroy (*i);
+
+	items.clear();
+}
+
+std::string sencode_list::encode()
+{
+	std::string r = "s";
+	for (std::vector<sencode*>::iterator
+	     i = items.begin(),
+	     e = items.end();
+	     i != e; ++i)
+		r += (*i)->encode();
+
+	r += "e";
+	return r;
+}
+
+std::string sencode_int::encode()
+{
+	std::string r;
+	std::stringstream ss (r);
+	ss << 'i' << i << 'e';
+	return r;
+}
+
+std::string sencode_bytes::encode()
+{
+	std::string r;
+	std::stringstream ss (r);
+	ss << b.length() << ':' << b;
+	return r;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/sencode.h b/lib/sencode.h
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+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Codecrypt.
+ *
+ * Codecrypt is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Codecrypt 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 Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Codecrypt. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _sencode_h_
+#define _sencode_h_
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+class sencode
+{
+public:
+	virtual std::string encode() = 0;
+	virtual void destroy() {}
+};
+
+bool sencode_decode (const std::string&, sencode**);
+void sencode_destroy (sencode**);
+
+class sencode_list: public sencode
+{
+public:
+	std::vector<sencode*> items;
+
+	virtual std::string encode();
+	virtual void destroy();
+};
+
+class sencode_int: public sencode
+{
+public:
+	int i;
+	sencode_int (int I) {
+		i = I;
+	}
+
+	virtual std::string encode();
+};
+
+class sencode_bytes: public sencode
+{
+public:
+	std::string b;
+	sencode_bytes (const std::string&s) {
+		b = s;
+	}
+
+	virtual std::string encode();
+};
+
+#endif
+