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+/* -*- C++ -*- */
+//=============================================================================
+/**
+ *  @file    Gadget_Factory.h
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ *  @author Christopher Kohlhoff <chris@kohlhoff.com>
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+#ifndef GADGET_FACTORY_H
+#define GADGET_FACTORY_H
+
+#include "Gadget.h"
+
+/**
+ * @class Gadget_Factory
+ *
+ * @brief Used to create Gadget instances.
+ */
+class Gadget_Factory
+{
+public:
+  /// Create an instance of a gadget. Ownership of the object is automatically
+  /// transferred to the caller since we return a Gadget_var. This also means
+  /// that the object will be deleted automatically if the caller "forgets" to
+  /// collect the return value.
+  static Gadget_var create_gadget (void);
+};
+
+#endif /* GADGET_FACTORY_H */