diff --git a/blockstore/splitstore/visitor.go b/blockstore/splitstore/visitor.go
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+++ b/blockstore/splitstore/visitor.go
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+package splitstore
+
+import (
+	cid "github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+)
+
+// ObjectVisitor is an interface for deduplicating objects during walks
+type ObjectVisitor interface {
+	Visit(cid.Cid) (bool, error)
+}
+
+type noopVisitor struct{}
+
+var _ ObjectVisitor = (*noopVisitor)(nil)
+
+func (v *noopVisitor) Visit(_ cid.Cid) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+type cidSetVisitor struct {
+	set *cid.Set
+}
+
+var _ ObjectVisitor = (*cidSetVisitor)(nil)
+
+func (v *cidSetVisitor) Visit(c cid.Cid) (bool, error) {
+	return v.set.Visit(c), nil
+}