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#ifndef ARY_IDL_I_GATE_HXX
#define ARY_IDL_I_GATE_HXX

// USED SERVICES

namespace autodoc
{
    class Options;
}
namespace ary
{
namespace idl
{
    class CePilot;
    class TypePilot;
}
}




namespace ary
{
namespace idl
{


/** Main entry to access the IDL parts of the repository.
*/
class Gate
{
  public:
    // LIFECYCLE
    virtual             ~Gate() {}

    // OPERATIONS
    virtual void        Calculate_AllSecondaryInformation(
                            const String &      i_devman_reffilepath ) = 0;
//                            const ::autodoc::Options &
//                                                i_options ) = 0;
    // INQUIRY
    virtual const CePilot &
                        Ces() const = 0;
    virtual const TypePilot &
                        Types() const = 0;
    // ACCESS
    virtual CePilot &   Ces() = 0;
    virtual TypePilot & Types() = 0;
};




}   // namespace idl
}   // namespace ary
#endif