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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+#ifndef INCLUDED_DRAWINGLAYER_PROCESSOR2D_PROCESSOR2DTOOLS_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_DRAWINGLAYER_PROCESSOR2D_PROCESSOR2DTOOLS_HXX
+
+#include <drawinglayer/drawinglayerdllapi.h>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace drawinglayer::geometry { class ViewInformation2D; }
+namespace drawinglayer::processor2d { class BaseProcessor2D; }
+
+class OutputDevice;
+
+namespace drawinglayer
+{
+    namespace processor2d
+    {
+        /** create the best available pixel based BaseProcessor2D
+            (which may be system-dependent)
+
+            @param rTargetOutDev
+            The target OutputDevice
+
+            @param rViewInformation2D
+            The ViewInformation to use
+
+            @return
+            the created BaseProcessor2D (ownership change) or null if
+            something went wrong
+        */
+        DRAWINGLAYER_DLLPUBLIC std::unique_ptr<BaseProcessor2D> createPixelProcessor2DFromOutputDevice(
+            OutputDevice& rTargetOutDev,
+            const drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation2D& rViewInformation2D);
+
+        /** create a BaseProcessor2D dependent on some states of the
+            given OutputDevice. If metafile is recorded, the needed
+            VclMetafileProcessor2D will be created. If a pixel renderer
+            is requested, the best one is incarnated
+
+            @param rTargetOutDev
+            The target OutputDevice
+
+            @param rViewInformation2D
+            The ViewInformation to use
+
+            @return
+            the created BaseProcessor2D (ownership change) or null if
+            something went wrong
+        */
+        DRAWINGLAYER_DLLPUBLIC std::unique_ptr<BaseProcessor2D> createProcessor2DFromOutputDevice(
+            OutputDevice& rTargetOutDev,
+            const drawinglayer::geometry::ViewInformation2D& rViewInformation2D);
+
+    } // end of namespace processor2d
+} // end of namespace drawinglayer
+
+#endif //INCLUDED_DRAWINGLAYER_PROCESSOR2D_PROCESSOR2DTOOLS_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */