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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <crow/http_request.h>
+#include <crow/http_response.h>
+#include <crow/app.h>
+
+//TODO this is wrong.  file handler shouldn't care about middlewares
+#include "token_authorization_middleware.hpp"
+#include <crow/routing.h>
+
+namespace crow
+{
+namespace webassets
+{
+    void request_routes(crow::App<crow::TokenAuthorizationMiddleware>& app);
+}
+}
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