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+package document
+
+import (
+	"github.com/couchbaselabs/bleve/analysis"
+)
+
+type FieldMapping struct {
+	Name     string
+	Options  IndexingOptions
+	Analyzer *analysis.Analyzer
+}
+
+type Mapping map[string]*FieldMapping