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// .NAME vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader - Creates a compound proxy from an
// XML definition.
// .SECTION Description
// vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader can load a compound proxy definition
// from a given vtkPVXMLElement. This element can be populated by a 
// vtkPVXMLElement or obtained from the proxy manager.
// .SECTION See Also
// vtkPVXMLElement vtkPVXMLParser vtkSMProxyManager

#ifndef __vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader_h
#define __vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader_h

#include "vtkSMDeserializer.h"

class vtkSMCompoundSourceProxy;

class VTK_EXPORT vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader : public vtkSMDeserializer
{
public:
  static vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader* New();
  vtkTypeRevisionMacro(vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader, vtkSMDeserializer);
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);

  // Description:
  // Load a compound proxy definition from an xml element.
  // Returns the created compound proxy or NULL (on failure)
  vtkSMCompoundSourceProxy* LoadDefinition(vtkPVXMLElement* rootElement);

protected:
  vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader();
  ~vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader();

  vtkSMCompoundSourceProxy* HandleDefinition(vtkPVXMLElement* rootElement);

  // Description:
  // Locate the XML for the proxy with the given id.
  virtual vtkPVXMLElement* LocateProxyElement(int id);

  vtkPVXMLElement* RootElement;
private:
  vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader(const vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader&); // Not implemented
  void operator=(const vtkSMCompoundProxyDefinitionLoader&); // Not implemented
};

#endif
