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+ *
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+
+#ifndef _THRIFT_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_H
+#define _THRIFT_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_H
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+#include <thrift/c_glib/transport/thrift_transport.h>
+#include <thrift/c_glib/protocol/thrift_protocol.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/*! \file thrift_protocol_factory.h
+ * \brief Abstract class for Thrift protocol factory implementations.
+ */
+
+/* type macros */
+#define THRIFT_TYPE_PROTOCOL_FACTORY (thrift_protocol_factory_get_type ())
+#define THRIFT_PROTOCOL_FACTORY(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), THRIFT_TYPE_PROTOCOL_FACTORY, ThriftProtocolFactory))
+#define THRIFT_IS_PROTOCOL_FACTORY(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), THRIFT_TYPE_PROTOCOL_FACTORY))
+#define THRIFT_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_CLASS(c) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((c), THRIFT_TYPE_PROTOCOL_FACTORY, ThriftProtocolFactoryClass))
+#define THRIFT_IS_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_CLASS(c) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((c), THRIFT_TYPE_PROTOCOL_FACTORY))
+#define THRIFT_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), THRIFT_TYPE_PROTOCOL_FACTORY, ThriftProtocolFactoryClass))
+
+typedef struct _ThriftProtocolFactory ThriftProtocolFactory;
+
+/*!
+ * Thrift Protocol Factory object
+ */
+struct _ThriftProtocolFactory
+{
+ GObject parent;
+};
+
+typedef struct _ThriftProtocolFactoryClass ThriftProtocolFactoryClass;
+
+/*!
+ * Thrift Protocol Factory class
+ */
+struct _ThriftProtocolFactoryClass
+{
+ GObjectClass parent;
+
+ ThriftProtocol *(*get_protocol) (ThriftProtocolFactory *factory,
+ ThriftTransport *transport);
+};
+
+/* used by THRIFT_TYPE_PROTOCOL_FACTORY */
+GType thrift_protocol_factory_get_type (void);
+
+/* virtual public methods */
+ThriftProtocol *thrift_protocol_factory_get_protocol(ThriftProtocolFactory *factory, ThriftTransport *transport);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* _THRIFT_PROTOCOL_FACTORY_H */