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+goog.provide('ol.structs.RTree');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {number} minX Minimum X.
+ * @param {number} minY Minimum Y.
+ * @param {number} maxX Maximum X.
+ * @param {number} maxY Maximum Y.
+ * @param {ol.RTreeNode_} parent Parent node.
+ * @param {number} level Level in the tree hierarchy.
+ * @extends {ol.Rectangle}
+ */
+ol.RTreeNode_ = function(minX, minY, maxX, maxY, parent, level) {
+
+  goog.base(this, minX, minY, maxX, maxY);
+
+  /**
+   * @type {Object}
+   */
+  this.object;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {string}
+   */
+  this.objectId;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.RTreeNode_}
+   */
+  this.parent = parent;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.level = level;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {Array.<ol.RTreeNode_>}
+   */
+  this.children = [];
+
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.RTreeNode_, ol.Rectangle);
+
+
+/**
+ * Find all objects intersected by a rectangle.
+ * @param {ol.Rectangle} bounds Bounding box.
+ * @param {Object.<string, Object>} results Target object for results.
+ */
+ol.RTreeNode_.prototype.find = function(bounds, results) {
+  if (this.intersects(bounds)) {
+    var numChildren = this.children.length;
+    if (numChildren === 0) {
+      results[this.objectId] = this.object;
+    } else {
+      for (var i = 0; i < numChildren; ++i) {
+        this.children[i].find(bounds, results);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Find the appropriate node for insertion.
+ * @param {ol.Rectangle} bounds Bounding box.
+ * @return {ol.RTreeNode_|undefined} Matching node.
+ */
+ol.RTreeNode_.prototype.get = function(bounds) {
+  if (this.intersects(bounds)) {
+    var numChildren = this.children.length;
+    if (numChildren === 0) {
+      return goog.isNull(this.parent) ? this : this.parent;
+    }
+    var node;
+    for (var i = 0; i < numChildren; ++i) {
+      node = this.children[i].get(bounds);
+      if (goog.isDef(node)) {
+        return node;
+      }
+    }
+    return this;
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Update boxes up to the root to ensure correct bounding
+ * @param {ol.Rectangle} bounds Bounding box.
+ */
+ol.RTreeNode_.prototype.update = function(bounds) {
+  this.extend(bounds);
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.parent)) {
+    this.parent.update(bounds);
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Divide @this node's children in half and create two new boxes containing
+ * the split items. The top left will be the topmost leftmost child and the
+ * bottom right will be the rightmost bottommost child.
+ */
+ol.RTreeNode_.prototype.divide = function() {
+  var numChildren = this.children.length;
+  if (numChildren === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var half = Math.ceil(numChildren / 2),
+      child, node;
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < numChildren; ++i) {
+    child = this.children[i];
+    if (i % half === 0) {
+      node = new ol.RTreeNode_(child.minX, child.minY, child.maxX, child.maxY,
+          this, this.level + 1);
+      this.children.push(node);
+    }
+    child.parent = /** @type {ol.RTreeNode_} */ node;
+    node.children.push(child);
+    node.extend(child);
+  }
+};
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ */
+ol.structs.RTree = function() {
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.RTreeNode_}
+   */
+  this.root_ = new ol.RTreeNode_(
+      Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
+      Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, null, 0);
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Rectangle} bounds Bounding box.
+ * @return {Object.<string, Object>} Results for the passed bounding box.
+ */
+ol.structs.RTree.prototype.find = function(bounds) {
+  var results = /** @type {Object.<string, Object>} */ {};
+  this.root_.find(bounds, results);
+  return results;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Rectangle} bounds Bounding box.
+ * @param {Object} object Object to store with the passed bounds.
+ */
+ol.structs.RTree.prototype.put = function(bounds, object) {
+  var found = this.root_.get(bounds);
+  if (found) {
+    var node = new ol.RTreeNode_(
+        bounds.minX, bounds.minY, bounds.maxX, bounds.maxY,
+        found, found.level + 1);
+    node.object = object;
+    node.objectId = goog.getUid(object).toString();
+
+    found.children.push(node);
+    found.update(bounds);
+
+    if (found.children.length >= ol.structs.RTree.MAX_OBJECTS &&
+        found.level < ol.structs.RTree.MAX_SUB_DIVISIONS) {
+      found.divide();
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @type {number}
+ */
+ol.structs.RTree.MAX_SUB_DIVISIONS = 6;
+
+
+/**
+ * @type {number}
+ */
+ol.structs.RTree.MAX_OBJECTS = 6;
+