Index: src/java/org/apache/nutch/searcher/Hit.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/nutch/searcher/Hit.java	(revision 1041560)
+++ src/java/org/apache/nutch/searcher/Hit.java	(working copy)
@@ -97,4 +97,42 @@
     uniqueKey = Text.readString(in);
   }
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		final int prime = 31;
+		int result = 1;
+		result = prime * result
+				+ ((uniqueKey == null) ? 0 : uniqueKey.hashCode());
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (obj == null)
+			return false;
+		if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+			return false;
+		Hit other = (Hit) obj;
+		if (uniqueKey == null) {
+			if (other.uniqueKey != null)
+				return false;
+		} else if (!uniqueKey.equals(other.uniqueKey))
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+  
+  
+
 }