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+
+#ifndef OBJECT_FACTORY_H_
+#define OBJECT_FACTORY_H_
+
+#include <map>
+
+namespace flann
+{
+
+template<typename BaseClass, typename DerivedClass>
+BaseClass* createObject()
+{
+ return new DerivedClass();
+}
+
+template<typename BaseClass, typename UniqueIdType>
+class ObjectFactory
+{
+ typedef BaseClass* (*CreateObjectFunc)();
+ std::map<UniqueIdType, CreateObjectFunc> object_registry;
+
+ // singleton class, private constructor
+ ObjectFactory() {};
+
+public:
+ typedef typename std::map<UniqueIdType, CreateObjectFunc>::iterator Iterator;
+
+
+ template<typename DerivedClass>
+ bool register_(UniqueIdType id)
+ {
+ if (object_registry.find(id) != object_registry.end())
+ return false;
+
+ object_registry[id] = &createObject<BaseClass, DerivedClass>;
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ bool unregister(UniqueIdType id)
+ {
+ return (object_registry.erase(id) == 1);
+ }
+
+ BaseClass* create(UniqueIdType id)
+ {
+ Iterator iter = object_registry.find(id);
+
+ if (iter == object_registry.end())
+ return NULL;
+
+ return ((*iter).second)();
+ }
+
+ static ObjectFactory<BaseClass,UniqueIdType>& instance()
+ {
+ static ObjectFactory<BaseClass,UniqueIdType> the_factory;
+ return the_factory;
+ }
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif /* OBJECT_FACTORY_H_ */