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#ifndef AP_PROVIDER_H
#define AP_PROVIDER_H

#include "ap_config.h"

/**
 * @package Provider API
 */

/**
 * This function is used to register a provider with the global
 * provider pool.
 * @param pool The pool to create any storage from
 * @param provider_group The group to store the provider in
 * @param provider_name The name for this provider
 * @param provider_version The version for this provider
 * @param provider Opaque structure for this provider
 * @return APR_SUCCESS if all went well
 */
AP_DECLARE(apr_status_t) ap_register_provider(apr_pool_t *pool,
                                              const char *provider_group,
                                              const char *provider_name,
                                              const char *provider_version,
                                              const void *provider);

/**
 * This function is used to retrieve a provider from the global
 * provider pool.
 * @param provider_group The group to look for this provider in
 * @param provider_name The name for the provider
 * @param provider_version The version for the provider
 * @return provider pointer to provider if found, NULL otherwise
 */
AP_DECLARE(void *) ap_lookup_provider(const char *provider_group,
                                      const char *provider_name,
                                      const char *provider_version);

#endif