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+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Team Kodi
+ *  This file is part of Kodi - https://kodi.tv
+ *
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ *  See LICENSES/README.md for more information.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+class ISettingControl;
+
+/*!
+ \ingroup settings
+ \brief Interface for creating a new setting control of a custom setting control type.
+ */
+class ISettingControlCreator
+{
+public:
+  virtual ~ISettingControlCreator() = default;
+
+  /*!
+   \brief Creates a new setting control of the given custom setting control type.
+
+   \param controlType string representation of the setting control type
+   \return A new setting control object of the given (custom) setting control type or nullptr if the setting control type is unknown
+   */
+  virtual std::shared_ptr<ISettingControl> CreateControl(const std::string &controlType) const = 0;
+};