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 */
#ifndef nsIEditFactory_h___
#define nsIEditFactory_h___

#include "nsISupports.h"
#include "nsIFactory.h"

/*
EditFactory that can make an editor
*/

/**
 *  This supplies the neccessary entrance to the edit module. it will return any 
 *  instantiations that we need.
 */
class nsEditFactory;

nsresult GetEditFactory(nsIFactory **aFactory, const nsCID & aClass);

class nsEditFactory : public nsIFactory {
public:
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // from nsISupports and AggregatedQueryInterface:

  NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
  
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // from nsIFactory:

  NS_IMETHOD
  CreateInstance(nsISupports *aOuter, REFNSIID aIID, void **aResult);

  NS_IMETHOD
  LockFactory(PRBool aLock);


  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // from nsEditFactory:

  virtual ~nsEditFactory(void);
private:
  nsEditFactory(const nsCID &aClass); //will fill the aFactory with the result from queryinterface

  /** getEditFactory
   *  creates an edit factory other CSID supported friend functions here.
   */
  friend nsresult GetEditFactory(nsIFactory **, const nsCID & );
  const nsCID &mCID;
};

#endif //nsIEditFactory_h___