#ifndef _MClothSolverRegister
#define _MClothSolverRegister

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//
// CLASS:    MClothSolverRegister
//
// *****************************************************************************
//
// CLASS DESCRIPTION (MClothSolverRegister)
//
//   Register and unregister cloth solver plug-in services with CpClothPlugin. 
//
// *****************************************************************************

#if defined __cplusplus

// *****************************************************************************

// INCLUDED HEADER FILES


#include <maya/MStatus.h>
#include <maya/MTypes.h>

// MayaCloth Export
#ifdef _WIN32
#	ifndef MAYACLOTH_EXPORT
#		ifdef MAYACLOTH_DLL 
#			define MAYACLOTH_EXPORT _declspec( dllexport )
#		else
#			define MAYACLOTH_EXPORT _declspec( dllimport )
#		endif // MAYACLOTH_DLL
#	endif // MAYACLOTH_EXPORT
#else
#	ifndef MAYACLOTH_EXPORT
#		define MAYACLOTH_EXPORT
#	endif
#endif // _WIN32

// *****************************************************************************

// DECLARATIONS

class MString ;
class MClothSystem ;

// *****************************************************************************

// CLASS DECLARATION (MClothSolverRegister)

// Register and unregister cloth solver plug-in services with CpClothPlugin. 
#ifdef _WIN32
#pragma warning(disable: 4522)
#endif // _WIN32

///
typedef MClothSystem* (*MClothSolverCreatorFnPtr) (void);

/// Manages cloth solvers 
/**
Provides an interface for plugins to register/unregister cloth solver classes with Maya.
Whenever a new solver needs to be generated, it checks the classification string of the node for the preferred solver.
If a match is found, it creates and manages the solver object (that is it deletes the solver object once the solver
is removed from scene). 
*/
class MAYACLOTH_EXPORT MClothSolverRegister {
public:
	/// registers a new cloth solver creation function by name. 
	static MStatus	registerClothSolver(MString solverTypeName, MClothSolverCreatorFnPtr fnPtr);

	/// removes the previously registered solver
	static MStatus	unregisterClothSolver(MString solverTypeName);

protected:
// No protected members

private:
// No private members
};


// *****************************************************************************
#endif /* __cplusplus */
#endif /* _MClothSolverRegister */