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#ifndef INCLUDE_RCF_ENDPOINT_HPP
#define INCLUDE_RCF_ENDPOINT_HPP

#include <memory>
#include <string>

#include <RCF/Export.hpp>
#include <RCF/RcfFwd.hpp>

namespace SF
{
    class Archive;
}

namespace RCF {

    class ServerTransport;
    class ClientTransport;

    class RCF_EXPORT Endpoint
    {
    public:

        // *** SWIG BEGIN ***
        
        virtual ~Endpoint() {}
        
        // *** SWIG END ***

        virtual std::unique_ptr<ServerTransport>  createServerTransport() const = 0;
        virtual std::unique_ptr<ClientTransport>  createClientTransport() const = 0;
        virtual EndpointPtr                     clone() const = 0;
        virtual std::string                     asString() const = 0;
        void                                    serialize(SF::Archive &) {}

        // Only implemented by ProxyEndpoint.
        virtual std::string                     getProxyEndpointName() const { return ""; }
    };

} // namespace RCF

#endif // ! INCLUDE_RCF_ENDPOINT_HPP