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+#pragma author DexrnZacAttack
+#pragma description APE audio metadata
+#pragma magic [ 41 50 45 54 41 47 45 58 ] @ 0x00
+#pragma version 1.0.1
+
+import std.core;
+import std.sys;
+
+namespace APE {
+    enum ItemType : u8 {
+        UTF8 = 0,
+        BINARY = 1,
+        EXTERNAL = 2,
+        RESERVED = 3
+    };
+
+    bitfield ItemFlags {
+        RW : 1;
+        Type : 2;
+        Reserved : 25;
+        IsHeader : 1;
+        HasNoFooter : 1;
+        HasHeader : 1;
+    };
+ 
+    struct TagItem {
+         u32 len;
+         ItemFlags flags;
+         char key[];
+         
+         if (flags.Type == ItemType::UTF8)
+            char value[len];
+         else
+            u8 value[len];
+    };
+
+    struct Block {
+        char signature[8];
+        if (signature != "APETAGEX")
+            std::error("Signature does not match \"APETAGEX\"");
+        
+        u32 version;
+        u32 tagSize;
+        u32 itemCount;
+        ItemFlags globalFlags;
+        u64 reserved;
+    };
+    
+    struct File {
+        Block header;
+        TagItem items[header.itemCount];
+        
+        Block footer;
+    };
+}
+
+#ifndef APE_USE_LIB
+    APE::File ape @ 0x00;
+#endif