AbstractFactory.h

/* 
*  Copyright 2013 Matthias Fuchs
*
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#ifndef STROMX_RUNTIME_ABSTRACTFACTORY_H
#define STROMX_RUNTIME_ABSTRACTFACTORY_H

#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace stromx
{
    namespace runtime
    {
        class Data;
        class Operator;
        class OperatorKernel;
        
        class AbstractFactory
        {
        public:
            virtual OperatorKernel* newOperator(const std::string & package, const std::string & type) const = 0;      
            
            virtual Data* newData(const std::string & package, const std::string & type) const = 0;
            
            virtual const std::vector<const OperatorKernel*> & availableOperators() const = 0;
            
            virtual const std::vector<const Data*> & availableData() const = 0;
        };
    }
}

#endif // STROMX_RUNTIME_ABSTRACTFACTORY_H