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inputsource_provider.h

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/*
        $Id: inputsource_provider.h,v 1.3 2001/03/04 17:54:47 mbn Exp $

        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ClanLib, the platform independent game SDK.

        This library is distributed under the GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
        version 2. See COPYING for details.

        For a total list of contributers see CREDITS.

        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/


#ifndef header_inputsource_provider
#define header_inputsource_provider

class CL_InputSource;
class CL_InputSourceProvider
//: Interface that provide input sources.
// CL_InputSourceProvider is used to open inputsources. This can be from 
// datafile where the inputsource is an index - or it a directory where the
// files are the inputsources.
{
public:
        virtual ~CL_InputSourceProvider() { return; }

        static CL_InputSourceProvider *create_file_provider(const char *path);
        //: Creates a file provider. Input sources opened are considered as files.

        static CL_InputSourceProvider *create_datafile_provider(const char *filename);
        //: Creates a datafile provider. Input sources are opened as indexes in the
        //: specified datafile.

        virtual CL_InputSource *open_source(const char *handle)=0;
        //: Opens an inputsource using the passed handle.

        virtual CL_InputSourceProvider *clone()=0;
        //: Returns a copy of the current provider.
};

#endif

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