CTK/Libs/CommandLineModules/Core/ctkCmdLineModuleFrontendFactory.h

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#ifndef CTKCMDLINEMODULEFRONTENDFACTORY_H
#define CTKCMDLINEMODULEFRONTENDFACTORY_H

#include "ctkCommandLineModulesCoreExport.h"

class ctkCmdLineModuleFrontend;
class ctkCmdLineModuleReference;

/**
 * \class ctkCmdLineModuleFrontendFactory
 * \brief Factory class to create new front-ends.
 * \ingroup CommandLineModulesCore
 * \see ctkCmdLineModuleFrontend
 */
struct CTK_CMDLINEMODULECORE_EXPORT ctkCmdLineModuleFrontendFactory
{
  virtual ~ctkCmdLineModuleFrontendFactory();

  virtual QString name() const = 0;
  virtual QString description() const = 0;

  virtual ctkCmdLineModuleFrontend* create(const ctkCmdLineModuleReference& moduleRef) = 0;
};

#endif // CTKCMDLINEMODULEFRONTENDFACTORY_H