//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//! @file FileIoPlugin.hh
//! @author Elvin-Alin Sindrilaru <esindril@cern.ch>
//! @brief Class generating an IO plugin object
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 * EOS - the CERN Disk Storage System                                   *
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#ifndef __EOS_FST_FILEIOPLUGIN_HH__
#define __EOS_FST_FILEIOPLUGIN_HH__

#include "fst/Namespace.hh"
#include <string>

class XrdSecEntity;

EOSFSTNAMESPACE_BEGIN

//! Forward declaration
class XrdFstOfsFile;
class FileIo;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//! Class used to obtain a IO plugin object
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class FileIoPlugin
{
public:
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //! Constructor
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  FileIoPlugin() {}

  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //! Destructor
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ~FileIoPlugin() {}

  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //! Get IO object
  //!
  //! @param file file handler
  //! @param layoutId layout id type
  //! @param error error information
  //!
  //! @return requested layout type object
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  static FileIo*
  GetIoObject(std::string path,
              XrdFstOfsFile* file = 0,
              const XrdSecEntity* client = 0);
};

EOSFSTNAMESPACE_END

#endif // __EOS_FST_FILEIOPLUGIN_HH__