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  Library:   CTK

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#ifndef __ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory_h
#define __ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory_h

// Qt includes
#include <QFileInfo>
#include <QStringList>

// CTK includes
#include "ctkAbstractFactory.h"

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
template<typename BaseClassType>
class ctkAbstractFactoryFileBasedItem : public ctkAbstractFactoryItem<BaseClassType>
{
public:
  explicit ctkAbstractFactoryFileBasedItem(const QString& path);
 
  /// Get path associated with the object identified by \a key
  QString path()const;

private:
  QString               Path;
};

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
template<typename BaseClassType>
class ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory : public ctkAbstractFactory<BaseClassType>
{
public:

  /// Constructor
  explicit ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory();
  virtual ~ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory();

  /// Get path associated with the library identified by \a key
  virtual QString path(const QString& key);

private:
  ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory(const ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory &);  /// Not implemented
  void operator=(const ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory&); /// Not implemented
};

#include "ctkAbstractFileBasedFactory.tpp"

#endif