diff --git a/src/heap.h b/src/heap.h
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+#ifndef HEAP_H
+#define HEAP_H
+
+class Heap {
+ public:
+  enum CollectionType {
+    MinorCollection,
+    MajorCollection
+  };
+
+  class Visitor {
+    virtual ~Visitor() { }
+    virtual void visit(void**) = 0;
+  };
+
+  class Iterator {
+    virtual ~Iterator() { }
+    virtual void iterate(Visitor*) = 0;
+  };
+
+  virtual ~Heap() { }
+  virtual void collect(CollectionType type, Iterator* it) = 0;
+};
+
+#endif//HEAP_H