types/TransportPlugin.hpp

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#ifndef ORO_TRANSPORTPLUGIN_HPP
#define ORO_TRANSPORTPLUGIN_HPP 1

#include <string>
#include "Types.hpp"

namespace RTT
{ namespace types {


    class RTT_API TransportPlugin
    {
    public:
        virtual ~TransportPlugin() {}

        virtual bool registerTransport(std::string type_name, TypeInfo* ti) = 0;

        virtual std::string getTransportName() const = 0;

        virtual std::string getTypekitName() const = 0;

        virtual std::string getName() const = 0;

    };

}}

#endif