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  VCSignalProtocolAddOn.h
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  (c) Vector Informatik GmbH. All rights reserved.

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#pragma once

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//! Factory for the VCSignalProtocol
/*! 
    This class is registered at the NIPB::IAddOnRegistrar registrar. It
    is responsible to create a instance of the VCSignalProtocol, when needed.
*/
class VCSignalProtocolAddOn : 
  public NIPB::IProtocolAddOn
{
  //
  // Construction
  //
public:
  VCSignalProtocolAddOn();

  static VCSignalProtocolAddOn& Instance();

  //
  // IProtocolAddOn
  //
public:
  VDECL CreateProtocol( const char /*in*/ *protocolSymbol, NIPB::IProtocol /*out*/ **protocol );
  VDECL ReleaseProtocol( NIPB::IProtocol /*in*/ *protocol);

  //
  // Methods
  //
public:
  void Release();

  //
  // Attributes
  //
private:
  static VCSignalProtocolAddOn *sInstance;
};

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