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+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* NetworkManager -- Network link manager
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 - 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_H
+#define NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_H
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
+#include <gudev/gudev.h>
+
+#include "NetworkManager.h"
+
+/* WARNING: this file is private API between NetworkManager and its internal
+ * device plugins.  Its API can change at any time and is not guaranteed to be
+ * stable.  NM and device plugins are distributed together and this API is
+ * not meant to enable third-party plugins.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_factory_create_device:
+ * @device: GUdev device object representing the device
+ * @devpath: sysfs path of the device
+ * @ifname: interface name of the device
+ * @driver: driver of the device
+ * @error: error for failure information
+ *
+ * Creates a #NMDevice subclass if the given information represents a device
+ * the factory is capable of creating.  If the information does represent a
+ * device the factory is capable of creating, but the device could not be
+ * created, %NULL should be returned and @error should be set.  If the
+ * factory is not capable of creating a device with the given information
+ * (ie, the factory creates Ethernet devices but the information represents
+ * a WiFi device) it should return %NULL and leave @error untouched.
+ *
+ * Returns: the device object (a subclass of #NMDevice) or %NULL
+ */
+GObject *nm_device_factory_create_device (GUdevDevice *device,
+                                          const char *devpath,
+                                          const char *ifname,
+                                          const char *driver,
+                                          GError **error);
+
+/* Should match nm_device_factory() */
+typedef GObject * (*NMDeviceFactoryCreateFunc) (GUdevDevice *device,
+                                                const char *devpath,
+                                                const char *ifname,
+                                                const char *driver,
+                                                GError **error);
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_factory_get_priority:
+ *
+ * Returns the priority of this plugin.  Higher numbers mean a higher priority.
+ *
+ * Returns: plugin priority
+ */
+guint32 nm_device_factory_get_priority (void);
+
+typedef guint32 (*NMDeviceFactoryPriorityFunc) (void);
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_factory_get_type:
+ *
+ * Returns the type of device this factory can create.  Only one factory for
+ * each type of device is allowed.
+ *
+ * Returns: the %NMDeviceType
+ */
+NMDeviceType nm_device_factory_get_type (void);
+
+typedef NMDeviceType (*NMDeviceFactoryTypeFunc) (void);
+
+#endif /* NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_H */
+