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+// -*- C++ -*-
+
+//=============================================================================
+/**
+ *  @file    StatefulObject.h
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ * @author   Friedhelm Wolf (fwolf@dre.vanderbilt.edu)
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+#ifndef _STATEFUL_OBJECT_H_
+#define _STATEFUL_OBJECT_H_
+
+#include "ssa_export.h"
+
+// forward declaration
+namespace CORBA
+{
+  class Any;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @class StatefulObject
+ *
+ * @brief Abstract Base class for objects that have a set_state method.
+ * 
+ * This class shields differences in how to disseminate state throughout
+ * the system (e.g. either by standard CORBA calls, AMI or DDS) from
+ * the state synchronization agent
+ */
+class SSA_Export StatefulObject
+{
+public:
+
+  /// ctor
+  StatefulObject ();
+
+  /// dtor
+  virtual ~StatefulObject ();
+
+  /// method to set the 
+  virtual void set_state (const ::CORBA::Any & state_value) = 0;
+};
+
+#endif /* _STATEFUL_OBJECT_H_ */