#ifndef __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__INTERFACE__H__
#define __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__INTERFACE__H__

#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include <cpPlugins/Interface/cpPlugins_Interface_Export.h>
#include <cpPlugins/Interface/Object.h>
#include <cpPlugins/Interface/ProcessObject.h>

// Some forward declarations
namespace pluma
{
  class Pluma;
}

namespace cpPlugins
{
  namespace Interface
  {
    // Some forward declarations
    class ProcessObjectProvider;

    /**
     */
    class cpPlugins_Interface_EXPORT Interface
    {
    public:
      typedef Interface Self;
      typedef std::vector< ProcessObjectProvider* > TProviders;
      typedef std::map< std::string, unsigned int > TClass;
      typedef std::map< std::string, TClass >       TClasses;
      typedef
        std::map< std::string, std::vector< std::string > >
        TLoadedPlugins;

      typedef TProviders::const_iterator TProvidersIterator;
      typedef TClasses::const_iterator   TClassesIterator;

    public:
      Interface( );
      virtual ~Interface( );

      bool LoadDefaultConfiguration( const std::string& path );
      bool SaveDefaultConfiguration( const std::string& path );

      // Plugin access
      TClasses& GetClasses( );
      const TClasses& GetClasses( ) const;
      TLoadedPlugins& GetLoadedPlugins( );
      const TLoadedPlugins& GetLoadedPlugins( ) const;
      ProcessObject::Pointer CreateObject( const std::string& name ) const;

      // Interface to PLUMA
      bool Load( const std::string& path );
      bool Load( const std::string& folder, const std::string& name );
      bool LoadFromFolder( const std::string& folder, bool r = false );
      bool Unload( const std::string& name );
      void UnloadAll( );
      bool IsLoaded( const std::string& name ) const;

    protected:
      void _LoadClasses( );

      static void _SepFName(
        const std::string& path,
        std::string& folder,
        std::string& name
        );

    protected:
      pluma::Pluma*  m_Pluma;
      TProviders     m_Providers;
      TClasses       m_Classes;
      TLoadedPlugins m_LoadedPlugins;
    };

  } // ecapseman

} // ecapseman

#endif // __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__INTERFACE__H__

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