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#ifndef nsIGenericFactory_h___
#define nsIGenericFactory_h___

#include "nsIFactory.h"

// {3bc97f01-ccdf-11d2-bab8-b548654461fc}
#define NS_GENERICFACTORY_CID \
{ 0x3bc97f01, 0xccdf, 0x11d2, { 0xba, 0xb8, 0xb5, 0x48, 0x65, 0x44, 0x61, 0xfc } }

// {3bc97f00-ccdf-11d2-bab8-b548654461fc}
#define NS_IGENERICFACTORY_IID \
{ 0x3bc97f00, 0xccdf, 0x11d2, { 0xba, 0xb8, 0xb5, 0x48, 0x65, 0x44, 0x61, 0xfc } }

/**
 * Provides a Generic nsIFactory implementation that can be used by
 * DLLs with very simple factory needs.
 */
class nsIGenericFactory : public nsIFactory {
public:
    static const nsIID& GetIID() { static nsIID iid = NS_IGENERICFACTORY_IID; return iid; }
    
    typedef NS_CALLBACK(ConstructorProcPtr) (nsISupports *aOuter, REFNSIID aIID, void **aResult);
    typedef NS_CALLBACK(DestructorProcPtr) (void);

	/**
	 * Establishes the generic factory's constructor function, which will be called
	 * by CreateInstance.
	 */
    NS_IMETHOD SetConstructor(ConstructorProcPtr constructor) = 0;

	/**
	 * Establishes the generic factory's destructor function, which will be called
	 * whe the generic factory is deleted. This is used to notify the DLL that
	 * an instance of one of its generic factories is going away.
	 */
    NS_IMETHOD SetDestructor(DestructorProcPtr destructor) = 0;
};

#endif /* nsIGenericFactory_h___ */