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+#pragma once
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * Utilities for working with the current process's environment
+ * variables.
+ */
+
+#include <map>
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+
+
+namespace nix {
+
+/**
+ * @return an environment variable.
+ */
+std::optional<std::string> getEnv(const std::string & key);
+
+/**
+ * @return a non empty environment variable. Returns nullopt if the env
+ * variable is set to ""
+ */
+std::optional<std::string> getEnvNonEmpty(const std::string & key);
+
+/**
+ * Get the entire environment.
+ */
+std::map<std::string, std::string> getEnv();
+
+/**
+ * Clear the environment.
+ */
+void clearEnv();
+
+/**
+ * Replace the entire environment with the given one.
+ */
+void replaceEnv(const std::map<std::string, std::string> & newEnv);
+
+}