diff --git a/nse_hash.h b/nse_hash.h
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index 000000000..e9470f493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nse_hash.h
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+#ifndef NSE_HASHLIB
+#define NSE_HASHLIB
+
+#define NSE_HASHLIBNAME "hash"
+
+LUALIB_API int luaopen_hashlib (lua_State *L);
+
+#endif /* NSE_HASHLIB */