#ifndef _MSwatchRenderRegister
#define _MSwatchRenderRegister

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// CLASS:    MSwatchRenderRegister
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// CLASS DESCRIPTION (MSwatchRenderRegister)
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#if defined __cplusplus

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// INCLUDED HEADER FILES


#include <maya/MStatus.h>
#include <maya/MTypes.h>



// ****************************************************************************

// DECLARATIONS

class MObject;
class MString ;
class MSwatchRenderBase ;

///
typedef MSwatchRenderBase* (*MSwatchRenderCreatorFnPtr) (MObject dependNode, MObject renderNode, int imageResolution);

/// Manages swatch generators (OpenMayaRender) (OpenMayaRender.py)
/**
Provides an interface for plugins to register/unregister swatch
generator classes (derived from MSwatchRenderBase) with Maya.
Whenever a swatch needs to be generated for a node, it checks the
classfication string of the node for the preferred swatch generator.
If a match is found, it creates and manages the swatch generator
object (that is it deletes the swatch generator object once the image
has been generated). The doIteration function is called for generating
the swatch.  The doIteration function is called repeatedly (during
idle events) till it returns true. This allows for generation of the
swatch in stages.
*/
class OPENMAYARENDER_EXPORT MSwatchRenderRegister {
public:
	/// registers a new swatch generator creation function by name. 
	static MStatus	registerSwatchRender(MString swatchGenName, MSwatchRenderCreatorFnPtr fnPtr);

	/// removes the previously registered swatch generator
	static MStatus	unregisterSwatchRender(MString swatchGenName);

protected:
// No protected members

private:
// No private members
};


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#endif /* __cplusplus */
#endif /* _MSwatchRenderRegister */