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#ifndef PVMF_MP3FFPARSER_FACTORY_H_INCLUDED
#define PVMF_MP3FFPARSER_FACTORY_H_INCLUDED

// Forward declaration
class PVMFNodeInterface;

#define KPVMFMP3FFParserNodeUuid PVUuid(0x03c8bdcc,0xe78a,0x4bd7,0x83,0xf9,0xae,0x00,0x07,0xee,0x7d,0x37)


/**
 * PVMFMP3FFParserNodeFactory Class
 *
 * PVMFMP3FFParserNodeFactory class is a singleton class which instantiates
 * and provides access to PVMFMP3FileFormatParser node. It returns a
 * PVMFNodeInterface reference, the interface class of the PVMFMP3FFParserNode.
 *
 * The client is expected to contain and maintain a pointer to the instance created
 * while the node is active.
 */
class PVMFMP3FFParserNodeFactory
{
    public:
        /**
         * Creates an instance of a PVMFMP3FFParserNode. If the creation fails, this function will leave.
         *
         * @param aPriority The active object priority for the node. Default is
         * standard priority if not specified
         * @returns A pointer to an instance of PVMFMP3FFParserNode as PVMFNodeInterface reference
         * or leaves if instantiation fails
         **/
        OSCL_IMPORT_REF static PVMFNodeInterface* CreatePVMFMP3FFParserNode(int32 aPriority = OsclActiveObject::EPriorityNominal);

        /**
         * Deletes an instance of PVMFMP3FFParserNode
         * and reclaims all allocated resources.  An instance can be deleted only in
         * the idle state. An attempt to delete in any other state will fail and return false.
         *
         * @param aNode The PVMFMP3FFParserNode instance to be deleted
         * @returns A status code indicating success or failure of deletion
         **/
        OSCL_IMPORT_REF static bool DeletePVMFMP3FFParserNode(PVMFNodeInterface* aNode);
};

#endif // end PVMF_MP3FFPARSER_FACTORY_H_INCLUDED