#ifndef K3DSDK_IPLUGIN_FACTORY_COLLECTION_H
#define K3DSDK_IPLUGIN_FACTORY_COLLECTION_H

// K-3D
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/** \file
		\brief Declares iplugin_factory_collection, an abstract interface for a collection of plugin factory objects
		\author Tim Shead (tshead@k-3d.com)
*/

#include "iunknown.h"

#include <set>

namespace k3d
{

// Forward declarations
class iplugin_factory;

/// Abstract factory interface for plugin objects
class iplugin_factory_collection :
	public virtual iunknown
{
public:
	/// Defines a collection of plugin factories
	typedef std::set<iplugin_factory*> factories_t;
	/// Returns the set of available plugin factories
	virtual const factories_t& factories() = 0;

protected:
	iplugin_factory_collection() {}
	iplugin_factory_collection(const iplugin_factory_collection& RHS) {}
	iplugin_factory_collection& operator = (const iplugin_factory_collection& RHS) { return *this; }
	virtual ~iplugin_factory_collection() {}
};

} // namespace k3d

#endif // K3DSDK_IPLUGIN_FACTORY_COLLECTION_H

