diff --git a/activ.go b/activ.go
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+package restic
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
+)
+
+type Snapshot struct {
+	paths, tags []string
+	hostname    string
+	time        time.Time
+}
+
+type Filter struct {
+	ctx                context.Context
+	be                 restic.Lister
+	loader             restic.LoaderUnpacked
+	hosts, snapshotIDs []string
+	tags               restic.TagList
+	paths              []restic.TagList
+	cb                 restic.SnapshotFindCb
+}
+
+func New(s *Snapshot) (*restic.Snapshot, error) {
+	return restic.NewSnapshot(s.paths, s.tags, s.hostname, s.time)
+}
+
+func Find(f *Filter) {
+	restic.FindFilteredSnapshots(f.ctx, f.be, f.loader, f.hosts, f.paths, f.tags, f.snapshotIDs, f.cb)
+}