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+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of OpenTTD.
+ * OpenTTD 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, version 2.
+ * OpenTTD 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 OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/** @file order_backup.h Functions related to order backups. */
+
+#ifndef ORDER_BACKUP_H
+#define ORDER_BACKUP_H
+
+#include "core/pool_type.hpp"
+#include "order_type.h"
+#include "vehicle_type.h"
+#include "tile_type.h"
+#include "group_type.h"
+#include "company_type.h"
+
+/** Unique identifier for an order backup. */
+typedef uint8 OrderBackupID;
+struct OrderBackup;
+
+/** The pool type for order backups. */
+typedef Pool<OrderBackup, OrderBackupID, 1, 256> OrderBackupPool;
+/** The pool with order backups. */
+extern OrderBackupPool _order_backup_pool;
+
+/**
+ * Data for backing up an order of a vehicle so it can be
+ * restored after a vehicle is rebuilt in the same depot.
+ */
+struct OrderBackup : OrderBackupPool::PoolItem<&_order_backup_pool> {
+private:
+	TileIndex tile;            ///< Tile of the depot where the order was changed.
+	GroupID group;             ///< The group the vehicle was part of.
+	uint16 service_interval;   ///< The service interval of the vehicle.
+	char *name;                ///< The custom name of the vehicle.
+
+	VehicleID clone;           ///< VehicleID this vehicle was a clone of, or INVALID_VEHICLE.
+	VehicleOrderID orderindex; ///< The order-index the vehicle had.
+	Order *orders;             ///< The actual orders if the vehicle was not a clone.
+
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Create an order backup for the given vehicle.
+	 * @param v The vehicle to make a backup of.
+	 */
+	OrderBackup(const Vehicle *v);
+
+	/** Free everything that is allocated. */
+	~OrderBackup();
+
+	/**
+	 * Restore the data of this order to the given vehicle.
+	 * @param v The vehicle to restore to.
+	 * @note After restoration the backup will automatically be removed.
+	 */
+	void RestoreTo(const Vehicle *v);
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the order backup associated with a given tile.
+	 * @param t The tile to get the order backup for.
+	 * @return The order backup, or NULL if it doesn't exist.
+	 */
+	static OrderBackup *GetByTile(TileIndex t);
+
+	/**
+	 * Reset the OrderBackups.
+	 */
+	static void Reset();
+
+	/**
+	 * Clear the group of all backups having this group ID.
+	 * @param group The group to clear
+	 */
+	static void ClearGroup(GroupID group);
+};
+
+#define FOR_ALL_ORDER_BACKUPS_FROM(var, start) FOR_ALL_ITEMS_FROM(OrderBackup, order_backup_index, var, start)
+#define FOR_ALL_ORDER_BACKUPS(var) FOR_ALL_ORDER_BACKUPS_FROM(var, 0)
+
+#endif /* ORDER_BACKUP_H */