diff --git a/openbr/universal_template.cpp b/openbr/universal_template.cpp
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+#include "universal_template.h"
+
diff --git a/openbr/universal_template.h b/openbr/universal_template.h
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+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright 2014 Noblis                                                     *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");           *
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.          *
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at                                   *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software       *
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,         *
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  *
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and       *
+ * limitations under the License.                                            *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#ifndef BR_UNIVERSAL_TEMPLATE_H
+#define BR_UNIVERSAL_TEMPLATE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*!
+ * \brief A flat template format for representing arbitrary feature vectors.
+ */
+struct br_universal_template
+{
+    uint8_t  imageID[16];    /*!< MD5 hash of the undecoded origin file. */
+    uint8_t  templateID[16]; /*!< MD5 hash of _data_. */
+    int32_t  algorithmID;    /*!< type of _data_. */
+    uint32_t size;           /*!< length of _data_. */
+    uint8_t  data[];         /*!< _size_-byte buffer. */
+};
+
+#endif // BR_UNIVERSAL_TEMPLATE_H