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+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2005-2020 Team Kodi
+ *  This file is part of Kodi - https://kodi.tv
+ *
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ *  See LICENSES/README.md for more information.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "BufferObject.h"
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <list>
+#include <memory>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Factory that provides CBufferObject registration and creation
+ *
+ */
+class CBufferObjectFactory
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * @brief Create a CBufferObject from the registered BufferObject types.
+   *        In the future this may include some criteria for selecting a specific
+   *        CBufferObject derived type. Currently it returns the CBufferObject
+   *        implementation that was registered last.
+   *
+   * @return std::unique_ptr<CBufferObject>
+   */
+  static std::unique_ptr<CBufferObject> CreateBufferObject(bool needsCreateBySize);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Registers a CBufferObject class to class to the factory.
+   *
+   */
+  static void RegisterBufferObject(std::function<std::unique_ptr<CBufferObject>()>);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Clears the list of registered CBufferObject types
+   *
+   */
+  static void ClearBufferObjects();
+
+protected:
+  static std::list<std::function<std::unique_ptr<CBufferObject>()>> m_bufferObjects;
+};