/***********************************************************************
	filename: 	CEGUIFreeImageImageCodecModule.h
	created:	28/07/2006
	author:		Olivier Delannoy 
	
	purpose:	This codec provide FreeImage based image loading.
                
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUIFreeImageImageCodecModule_h_
#define _CEGUIFreeImageImageCodecModule_h_

#include "CEGUIFreeImageImageCodec.h" 

/*! 
  \brief 
  exported function that creates the ImageCodec based object and 
  returns a pointer to that object.
*/
extern "C" CEGUIFREEIMAGEIMAGECODEC_API CEGUI::ImageCodec* createImageCodec(void);

/*!
  \brief
  exported function that deletes an ImageCodec based object previously 
  created by this module.
*/
extern "C" CEGUIFREEIMAGEIMAGECODEC_API void destroyImageCodec(CEGUI::ImageCodec* imageCodec);


#endif // end of guard _CEGUIFreeImageImageCodecModule_h_