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+//  (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2005-2008.
+//  Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the 
+//  Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file 
+//  LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org/libs/test for the library home page.
+//
+//  File        : $RCSfile$
+//
+//  Version     : $Revision: 54633 $
+//
+//  Description : defines interface for argument_factory
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BOOST_RT_CLA_IFACE_ARGUMENT_FACTORY_HPP_062604GER
+#define BOOST_RT_CLA_IFACE_ARGUMENT_FACTORY_HPP_062604GER
+
+// Boost.Runtime.Parameter
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/config.hpp>
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/fwd.hpp>
+
+#include <ndnboost/test/utils/runtime/cla/fwd.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnboost {
+
+namespace BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE {
+
+namespace cla {
+
+// ************************************************************************** //
+// **************                argument_factory              ************** //
+// ************************************************************************** //
+// another name can be argument production policy
+
+class argument_factory {
+public:
+    // Argument factory interface
+    virtual argument_ptr produce_using( parameter& p, argv_traverser& tr ) = 0;  /// produce argument based on input
+    virtual argument_ptr produce_using( parameter& p, parser const& )      = 0;  /// produce argument based on internal generator and/or values of other parameters
+    virtual void         argument_usage_info( format_stream& fs )          = 0;  /// argument value format information
+protected:
+    BOOST_TEST_PROTECTED_VIRTUAL ~argument_factory() {}
+};
+
+} // namespace ndnboost
+
+} // namespace BOOST_RT_PARAM_NAMESPACE
+
+} // namespace cla
+
+#endif // BOOST_RT_CLA_IFACE_ARGUMENT_FACTORY_HPP_062604GER