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+/*
+ * Oreka -- A media capture and retrieval platform
+ * 
+ * Copyright (C) 2005, orecx LLC
+ *
+ * http://www.orecx.com
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License.
+ * Please refer to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __OBJECTFACTORY_H__
+#define __OBJECTFACTORY_H__
+
+#include "ace/Singleton.h"
+#include <map>
+#include "StdString.h"
+#include "Object.h"
+
+/** The ObjectFactory can be used to instanciate Objects based on class name.
+    All existing Objects must be registered to the ObjectFactory at startup.
+*/
+class DLL_IMPORT_EXPORT ObjectFactory
+{
+public:
+	void Initialize();
+	ObjectRef NewInstance(CStdString& className);
+
+	void RegisterObject(ObjectRef&);
+private:
+	std::map<CStdString, ObjectRef> m_classes;
+};
+
+typedef ACE_Singleton<ObjectFactory, ACE_Thread_Mutex> ObjectFactorySingleton;
+
+#endif
+