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+#ifndef DATA_SOURCE_H__
+#define DATA_SOURCE_H__
+
+
+/* $Id$
+ *
+ * PROJECT:     System regression tool for ReactOS
+ * LICENSE:     GPL - See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * FILE:        tools/sysreg/conf_parser.h
+ * PURPOSE:     data source abstraction
+ * PROGRAMMERS: Johannes Anderwald (johannes.anderwald at sbox tugraz at)
+ */
+
+#include <vector>
+#include "user_types.h"
+
+namespace System_
+{
+
+
+class DataSource
+{
+public:
+
+    DataSource()
+    {}
+
+    virtual ~DataSource()
+    {}
+
+    virtual bool open(const string & opencmd) = 0;
+
+    virtual bool close() = 0;
+
+    virtual bool read(std::vector<string> & vect) = 0;
+
+}; // end of class DataSource
+
+
+
+} // end of namespace System_
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#endif /* end of DATA_SOURCE_H__ */