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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+package builder2v1
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/spdx/tools-golang/spdx"
+	"github.com/spdx/tools-golang/utils"
+)
+
+// BuildFileSection2_1 creates an SPDX File (version 2.1), returning that
+// file or error if any is encountered. Arguments:
+//   - filePath: path to file, relative to prefix
+//   - prefix: relative directory for filePath
+//   - fileNumber: integer index (unique within package) to use in identifier
+func BuildFileSection2_1(filePath string, prefix string, fileNumber int) (*spdx.File2_1, error) {
+	// build the full file path
+	p := filepath.Join(prefix, filePath)
+
+	// make sure we can get the file and its hashes
+	ssha1, ssha256, smd5, err := utils.GetHashesForFilePath(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// build the identifier
+	i := fmt.Sprintf("SPDXRef-File%d", fileNumber)
+
+	// now build the File section
+	f := &spdx.File2_1{
+		FileName:           filePath,
+		FileSPDXIdentifier: i,
+		FileChecksumSHA1:   ssha1,
+		FileChecksumSHA256: ssha256,
+		FileChecksumMD5:    smd5,
+		LicenseConcluded:   "NOASSERTION",
+		LicenseInfoInFile:  []string{},
+		FileCopyrightText:  "NOASSERTION",
+	}
+
+	return f, nil
+}