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#ifndef __LS_ENGINECHANNELFACTORY_H__
#define __LS_ENGINECHANNELFACTORY_H__

#include <set>

#include "EngineChannel.h"

namespace LinuxSampler {

    /** @brief Manages EngineChannel instances.
     *
     * This class is used to create and destroy EngineChannel instances of the
     * various engine types supported by this sampler. It's basically used to
     * avoid dependencies to palpable sampler engine types /
     * implementations.
     */
    class EngineChannelFactory {
        public:
            /**
             * Create EngineChannel instance of given engine type.
             *
             * @see EngineFactory::AvailableEngineTypes()
             */
            static EngineChannel* Create(String EngineType) throw (Exception);

            /**
             * Destroy given EngineChannel instance.
             */
            static void Destroy(EngineChannel* pEngineChannel);

            /**
             * Returns all EngineChannel instances.
             */
            static const std::set<EngineChannel*>& EngineChannelInstances();
    };

} // namespace LinuxSampler

#endif // __LS_ENGINECHANNELFACTORY_H__