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+// -*- C++ -*-
+
+// ===================================================================
+/**
+ *  @file   Service_Context_Handler.h
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ *  @author Johnny Willemsen  <jwillemsen@remedy.nl>
+ */
+// ===================================================================
+
+#ifndef TAO_SERVICE_CONTEXT_HANDLER_H
+#define TAO_SERVICE_CONTEXT_HANDLER_H
+
+#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"
+
+#include "tao/IOP_IORC.h"
+
+#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
+# pragma once
+#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */
+
+TAO_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+class TAO_ServerRequest;
+
+/**
+ * This is the base of handler classes that each can process a certain
+ * service context. This way optional libraries can plugin handlers to the
+ * core of TAO. Each handler has to be registered in the Service Context
+ * Handler registry
+ */
+class TAO_Export TAO_Service_Context_Handler
+{
+  public:
+    TAO_Service_Context_Handler (void);
+    virtual int process_service_context (TAO_ServerRequest& server_request,
+                                         const IOP::ServiceContext& context) = 0;
+    virtual ~TAO_Service_Context_Handler (void);
+};
+
+TAO_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#include /**/ "ace/post.h"
+
+#endif  /* TAO_SERVICE_CONTEXT_HANDLER_H */