PythonQtCppWrapperFactory.h

#ifndef _PYTHONQTCPPWRAPPERFACTORY_H
#define _PYTHONQTCPPWRAPPERFACTORY_H

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//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/*!
// \file    PythonQtCppWrapperFactory.h
// \author  Florian Link
// \author  Last changed by $Author: florian $
// \date    2006-06
*/
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//! Factory interface for C++ classes that can be wrapped by QObject objects
/*! To create your own factory, derive PythonQtCppWrapperFactory and implement
the create() method.
A factory can be added to PythonQt by PythonQt::addCppWrapperFactory().
*/
class PYTHONQT_EXPORT PythonQtCppWrapperFactory
{
public:
  PythonQtCppWrapperFactory() {};
  virtual ~PythonQtCppWrapperFactory() {};

  //! create a wrapper for the given object
  virtual QObject* create(const QByteArray& name, void *ptr) = 0;

};

#endif