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// .NAME vtkSMDeserializer - deserializes proxies from their states.
// .SECTION Description
// vtkSMDeserializer is used to deserialize proxies from their XML/Protobuf/?
// states. This is the base class of deserialization classes that load
// XMLs/Protobuf/? to restore servermanager state (or part thereof).

#ifndef __vtkSMDeserializer_h
#define __vtkSMDeserializer_h

#include "vtkSMSessionObject.h"

class vtkPVXMLElement;
class vtkSMProxy;
class vtkSMProxyLocator;
class vtkSMSession;

class VTK_EXPORT vtkSMDeserializer : public vtkSMSessionObject
{
public:
  vtkTypeMacro(vtkSMDeserializer, vtkSMSessionObject);
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);

//BTX
protected:
  vtkSMDeserializer();
  ~vtkSMDeserializer();

  // Friend to access NewProxy().
  friend class vtkSMProxyLocator;

  // Description:
  // Create a new proxy with the id if possible.
  virtual vtkSMProxy* NewProxy(vtkTypeUInt32 id, vtkSMProxyLocator* locator) = 0;

  // Description:
  // Create a new proxy of the given group and name. Default implementation
  // simply asks the proxy manager to create a new proxy of the requested type.
  virtual vtkSMProxy* CreateProxy(const char* xmlgroup, const char* xmlname,
                                  const char* subProxyName = NULL);

private:
  vtkSMDeserializer(const vtkSMDeserializer&); // Not implemented
  void operator=(const vtkSMDeserializer&); // Not implemented
//ETX
};

#endif