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#ifndef ARY_IDL_IP_TYPE_HXX
#define ARY_IDL_IP_TYPE_HXX

// USED SERVICES
#include <ary/idl/i_types4idl.hxx>




namespace ary
{
    class QualifiedName;

namespace idl
{
    class Type;
    class ExplicitNameRoom;


/** Access point to all {->Type}s in IDL.
*/
class TypePilot
{
  public:
    // LIFECYCLE
    virtual             ~TypePilot() {}

    // OPERATIONS
    virtual const Type &
                        CheckIn_Type(
                            QualifiedName &     i_rFullName,
                            uintt               i_nSequenceCount,
                            Ce_id               i_nModuleOfOccurrence,
                            const std::vector<Type_id> *
                                                i_templateParameters ) = 0;
    // INQUIRY
    virtual const Type &
                        Find_Type(
                            Type_id             i_nType ) const = 0;
    virtual String      Search_LocalNameOf(
                            Type_id             i_nType ) const = 0;
    virtual Ce_id       Search_CeRelatedTo(
                            Type_id             i_nType ) const = 0;
    virtual const ExplicitNameRoom &
                        Find_XNameRoom(
                            Type_id             i_nType ) const = 0;
    virtual bool        IsBuiltInOrRelated(
                            const Type &        i_rType ) const = 0;
};




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