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+/*
+ fuzzylite (R), a fuzzy logic control library in C++.
+ Copyright (C) 2010-2017 FuzzyLite Limited. All rights reserved.
+ Author: Juan Rada-Vilela, Ph.D. <jcrada@fuzzylite.com>
+
+ This file is part of fuzzylite.
+
+ fuzzylite is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ the terms of the FuzzyLite License included with the software.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the FuzzyLite License along with
+ fuzzylite. If not, see <http://www.fuzzylite.com/license/>.
+
+ fuzzylite is a registered trademark of FuzzyLite Limited.
+ */
+
+#ifndef FL_IMPORTER_H
+#define FL_IMPORTER_H
+
+#include "fl/fuzzylite.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace fl {
+    class Engine;
+
+    /**
+      The Importer class is the abstract class for importers to configure an
+      Engine and its components from different text formats.
+
+      @todo declare methods to import specific components
+
+      @author Juan Rada-Vilela, Ph.D.
+      @see Exporter
+      @since 4.0
+     */
+    class FL_API Importer {
+    public:
+
+        Importer();
+        virtual ~Importer();
+        FL_DEFAULT_COPY_AND_MOVE(Importer)
+
+        /**
+          Imports the engine from the given text
+          @param text is the string representation of the engine to import from
+          @return the engine represented by the text
+         */
+        virtual Engine* fromString(const std::string& text) const = 0;
+        /**
+          Imports the engine from the given file
+          @param path is the full path of the file containing the engine to import from
+          @return the engine represented by the file
+         */
+        virtual Engine* fromFile(const std::string& path) const;
+
+        /**
+          Returns the name of the importer
+          @return the name of the importer
+         */
+        virtual std::string name() const = 0;
+        /**
+          Creates a clone of the importer
+          @return a clone of the importer
+         */
+        virtual Importer* clone() const = 0;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif  /* IMPORTER_H */
+