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#ifndef IMAGE_COMPONENT_EXTENSION_H
#define IMAGE_COMPONENT_EXTENSION_H


// -- Core image component stuff
#include "CamiTKAPI.h"
#include "ImageComponent.h"

// -- Core stuff
#include "ComponentExtension.h"

// -- QT stuff
#include <QObject>
#include <QMap>


namespace camitk {
/**
 * @ingroup group_sdk_libraries_core_component_image
 *
 * @brief
 * Abstract class created to support export file formats for ImageComponent
 * Any data component plugin creating an ImageComponent should inherit from this class.
 *
 */

class CAMITK_API ImageComponentExtension : public ComponentExtension {

public:

    /// get the plugin name
    QString getName() const override;

    /// get the plugin description (can be html)
    QString getDescription() const override;

    /// get a new instance from data stored in a file
    /// This method may throw an AbortException if a problem occurs.
    Component* open(const QString&) override = 0;

protected:
    /// Constructor protected because the class is virtual
    ImageComponentExtension();

    /// the destructor
    ~ImageComponentExtension() = default;

};

}

#endif // IMAGE_COMPONENT_EXTENSION_H
