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+#ifndef _XBT_CONTEXT_FACTORY_H \r
+#define _XBT_CONTEXT_FACTORY_H\r
+\r
+#include "portable.h"\r
+#include "xbt/function_types.h"\r
+#include "xbt_context_private.h"\r
+\r
+SG_BEGIN_DECL()\r
+\r
+/* forward declaration */\r
+struct s_xbt_context_factory;\r
+\r
+/* this function describes the interface that all context factory must implement */\r
+typedef xbt_context_t (*xbt_pfn_context_factory_create_context_t)(const char*, xbt_main_func_t, void_f_pvoid_t, void*, void_f_pvoid_t, void*, int, char**);\r
+typedef int (*xbt_pfn_context_factory_create_maestro_context_t)(xbt_context_t*);\r
+\r
+/* this function finalize the specified context factory */\r
+typedef int (*xbt_pfn_context_factory_finalize_t)(struct s_xbt_context_factory**);\r
+\r
+/* this interface is used by the xbt context module to create the appropriate concept */\r
+typedef struct s_xbt_context_factory\r
+{\r
+ xbt_pfn_context_factory_create_maestro_context_t create_maestro_context; /* create the context of the maestro */\r
+ xbt_pfn_context_factory_create_context_t create_context; /* create a new context */\r
+ xbt_pfn_context_factory_finalize_t finalize; /* finalize the context factory */\r
+ const char* name; /* the name of the context factory */\r
+ \r
+}s_xbt_context_factory_t;\r
+\r
+#ifndef _XBT_CONTEXT_FACTORY_T_DEFINED\r
+typedef struct s_xbt_context_factory* xbt_context_factory_t;\r
+#define _XBT_CONTEXT_FACTORY_T_DEFINED\r
+#endif /* !_XBT_CONTEXT_FACTORY_T_DEFINED */\r
+\r
+/**\r
+ * This function select a context factory associated with the name specified by\r
+ * the parameter name.\r
+ * If successful the function returns 0. Otherwise the function returns the error\r
+ * code.\r
+ */\r
+int\r
+xbt_context_select_factory(const char* name);\r
+\r
+/**\r
+ * This function initialize a context factory from the name specified by the parameter\r
+ * name.\r
+ * If successful the factory specified by the parameter factory is initialized and the\r
+ * function returns 0. Otherwise the function returns the error code.\r
+ */\r
+int\r
+xbt_context_init_factory_by_name(xbt_context_factory_t* factory, const char* name);\r
+\r
+\r
+SG_END_DECL()\r
+\r
+#endif /* !_XBT_CONTEXT_FACTORY_H */\r