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#ifndef _ACTIVEMQ_WIREFORMAT_WIREFORMATFACTORY_H_
#define _ACTIVEMQ_WIREFORMAT_WIREFORMATFACTORY_H_

#include <activemq/util/Config.h>
#include <activemq/wireformat/WireFormat.h>
#include <decaf/util/Properties.h>
#include <decaf/lang/Pointer.h>
#include <decaf/lang/exceptions/IllegalStateException.h>

namespace activemq {
namespace wireformat {

    using decaf::lang::Pointer;

    /**
     * The WireFormatFactory is the interface that all WireFormatFactory
     * classes must extend.  The Factory creates a WireFormat Object based on
     * the properties that are set in the passed <code>Properties</code>
     * object.
     */
    class AMQCPP_API WireFormatFactory {
    public:

        virtual ~WireFormatFactory();

        /**
         * Creates a new WireFormat Object passing it a set of
         * properties from which it can obtain any optional settings
         *
         * @param properties
         *      The Properties for this WireFormat.
         *
         * @return Pointer to a new instance of a WireFormat object.
         *
         * @throws IllegalStateException if the factory has not been initialized.
         */
        virtual Pointer<WireFormat> createWireFormat(const decaf::util::Properties& properties) = 0;

    };

}}

#endif /*_ACTIVEMQ_WIREFORMAT_WIREFORMATFACTORY_H_*/