#ifndef K3DSDK_IURI_H
#define K3DSDK_IURI_H

// K-3D
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/** \file
		\brief Declares iuri, an abstract interface for manipulating documents referenced by URI
		\author Tim Shead (tshead@k-3d.com)
*/

#include "iunknown.h"
#include <string>

namespace k3d
{

/// Abstract interface for manipulating documents referenced by URI
class iuri :
	public virtual iunknown
{
public:
	/// Called to display a document in an application (presumably controlled by MIME-TYPE)
	virtual bool open_uri(const std::string& URI) = 0;

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

} // namespace k3d

#endif // K3DSDK_IURI_H

