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 * SVN MACROS
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 * $LastChangedDate: 2008-07-18 15:00:39 +0530 (Fri, 18 Jul 2008) $
 * $Revision: 561 $
 * $Author: sharmnid $
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 * FILE DESCR: This file includes exporting function definitons.
 *
 * CONTENTS:   
 *
 * AUTHOR:     Vijayakumara M.
 *
 * DATE:       28-July-2005
 * CHANGE HISTORY:
 * Author		Date			Description of change
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#ifndef __PREPROCESSING_H_
#define __PREPROCESSING_H_

#ifdef _WIN32
// The following ifdef block is the standard way of creating macros which make exporting 
// from a DLL simpler. All files within this DLL are compiled with the PREPROCESSING_EXPORTS
// symbol defined on the command line. this symbol should not be defined on any project
// that uses this DLL. This way any other project whose source files include this file see 
// PREPROCESSING_API functions as being imported from a DLL, wheras this DLL sees symbols
// defined with this macro as being exported.
#ifdef PREPROCESSING_EXPORTS
#define PREPROCESSING_API __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define PREPROCESSING_API __declspec(dllimport)
#endif
#else
#define PREPROCESSING_API
#endif	//	#ifdef _WIN32


#include "LTKPreprocessor.h"
#include "LTKLoggerUtil.h"

/**
 * This function creates the object of type LTKPreprocessor and returns the adderss
 * of type LTKPreprocessorInterface ( base class of LTKPreprocessor).
 *
 * @return the address of the new object create of type LTKPreprocessorInterface.
 */

extern "C" PREPROCESSING_API int createPreprocInst(const LTKControlInfo& controlInfo,
                        LTKPreprocessorInterface** preprocPtr);


/**
 * This function destroys the object of type LTKPreprocessorInterface by taking 
 * address of the instance.
 *
 * @param Address of the destroying object of type LTKPreprocessorInterface.
 */

extern "C" PREPROCESSING_API void destroyPreprocInst(LTKPreprocessorInterface* p);

#endif //#ifndef __PREPROCESSING_H_