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#ifndef __smtk_operation_XMLOperation_h
#define __smtk_operation_XMLOperation_h

#include "smtk/operation/Operation.h"

namespace smtk
{
namespace operation
{

/// A specialization of smtk::operation::Operation for operations whose
/// specifications are defined by an XML description that is accessible at
/// compile time.
class SMTKCORE_EXPORT XMLOperation : public smtk::operation::Operation
{
public:
  smtkTypeMacro(XMLOperation);
  smtkSharedFromThisMacro(smtk::operation::Operation);

  virtual ~XMLOperation();

protected:
  XMLOperation();

  // Perform the actual operation and construct the result.
  virtual Result operateInternal() override = 0;

  // Construct the operation's specification from the class's XML description.
  Specification createSpecification() override;

private:
  // Access a block of text representing the XML description of the operation.
  virtual const char* xmlDescription() const = 0;
};
}
}

#endif // __smtk_operation_XMLOperation_h
