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+#ifndef __SITECING_FILE_FACTORY_H
+#define __SITECING_FILE_FACTORY_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <list>
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief the file_factory class declaration.
+ */
+
+namespace sitecing {
+    using namespace std;
+
+    /**
+     * The factory class. Does the job similar to that which is done by make
+     * utility.
+     */
+    class file_factory {
+	public:
+	    /**
+	     * The recursion depth.
+	     */
+	    int depth;
+	    /**
+	     * The list of files type. The list of strings, in fact.
+	     */
+	    typedef list<string> file_list_t;
+
+	    file_factory()
+		: depth(0) { }
+
+	    /**
+	     * Fetch depndencies for the given file.
+	     * @param dst destination file.
+	     * @param deps where to put dependencies to.
+	     */
+	    virtual void get_dependencies(const string& dst,file_list_t& deps) = 0;
+	    /**
+	     * Check if the destination is up to day.
+	     * @param the destination file.
+	     * @param deps if the deps pointer is non there, the dependencies
+	     * retrieved will be stored there.
+	     * @return true if yes.
+	     * @see get_dependencies()
+	     */
+	    virtual bool is_uptodate(const string& dst,file_list_t* deps=0);
+	    /**
+	     * Build the file requested.
+	     * @param dst the file requested.
+	     */
+	    virtual void build(const string& dst) = 0;
+	    /**
+	     * Make the file requested, which means: build it, unless it's
+	     * uptodate.
+	     * @see is_uptodate()
+	     * @see build()
+	     */
+	    virtual void make(const string& dst);
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif /* __SITECING_FILE_FACTORY_H */