diff --git a/httpclient-cache/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/Variant.java b/httpclient-cache/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/cache/Variant.java
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+package org.apache.http.impl.client.cache;
+
+import org.apache.http.client.cache.HttpCacheEntry;
+
+/** Records a set of information describing a cached variant. */
+class Variant {
+
+	private final String variantKey;
+	private final String cacheKey;
+	private final HttpCacheEntry entry;
+
+	public Variant(String variantKey, String cacheKey, HttpCacheEntry entry) {
+		this.variantKey = variantKey;
+		this.cacheKey = cacheKey;
+		this.entry = entry;
+	}
+
+	public String getVariantKey() {
+		return variantKey;
+	}
+	
+	public String getCacheKey() {
+		return cacheKey;
+	}
+	
+	public HttpCacheEntry getEntry() {
+		return entry;
+	}
+}