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+/*
+ * This file is part of the PulseView project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Joel Holdsworth <joel@airwebreathe.org.uk>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef PULSEVIEW_PV_DEVICES_DEVICE_HPP
+#define PULSEVIEW_PV_DEVICES_DEVICE_HPP
+
+#include <memory>
+
+
+namespace sigrok {
+class Device;
+class Session;
+} // namespace sigrok
+
+namespace pv {
+namespace devices {
+
+class Device
+{
+protected:
+ Device();
+
+public:
+ virtual ~Device();
+
+ std::shared_ptr<sigrok::Session> session() const;
+
+ std::shared_ptr<sigrok::Device> device() const;
+
+ virtual void create() = 0;
+
+ virtual void run();
+
+ virtual void stop();
+
+protected:
+ std::shared_ptr<sigrok::Session> session_;
+ std::shared_ptr<sigrok::Device> device_;
+};
+
+} // namespace devices
+} // namespace pv
+
+#endif // PULSEVIEW_PV_DEVICES_DEVICE_HPP