#ifndef _pqAutoStartInterface_h
#define _pqAutoStartInterface_h
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#include <QtPlugin>

/// Abstract interface for "auto-start" plugins. An auto-start plugin is a
/// plugin that is notified by ParaView when ParaView starts and exits. 
/// In practice, no plugin can be loaded until ParaView is up and running, hence
/// the \c startup() is called immediately after the plugin is loaded. When the
/// applicaiton is about to exit or if the plugin is about to be unloaded, 
/// \c shutdown() is called on all the registered /// interfaces.
class pqAutoStartInterface
{
public:
  virtual ~pqAutoStartInterface() {}

  /// Called once after the ParaView starts. If ParaView is already running when
  /// the plugin is loaded, this method will be called when the plugin is loaded.
  virtual void startup() = 0;

  /// Called once before the program shuts down.
  virtual void shutdown() = 0;

protected:
  pqAutoStartInterface() {}
  pqAutoStartInterface(const pqAutoStartInterface&);
  pqAutoStartInterface& operator=(const pqAutoStartInterface&);
};

Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(pqAutoStartInterface, "com.kitware/paraview/autostart")

#endif // !_pqAutoStartInterface_h

