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#ifndef Pegasus_CIMQueryProvider_h
#define Pegasus_CIMQueryProvider_h

#include <Pegasus/Common/Config.h>
#include <Pegasus/Provider/CIMProvider.h>

#include <Pegasus/Common/Array.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/String.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/CIMName.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/CIMInstance.h>
#include <Pegasus/Provider/Linkage.h>

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

/**
This class defines the set of methods implemented by an query provider. A providers that derives
from this class must implement all methods. The minimal method implementation simply throw the
NotSupported exception.
*/
class PEGASUS_PROVIDER_LINKAGE CIMQueryProvider : public virtual CIMProvider
{
public:
    CIMQueryProvider(void);
    virtual ~CIMQueryProvider(void);

    /**
    Instructs the provider to execute the specified query.

    @param contex contains security and locale information relevant for the lifetime
    of this operation.

    @param queryLanguage
    @param query

    @param handler asynchronusly processes the results of this operation.

    @exception NotSupported
    @exception InvalidParameter
    */
    virtual void executeQuery(
	const OperationContext & context,
	const CIMNamespaceName & nameSpace,
	const String & queryLanguage,
	const String & query,
	ObjectResponseHandler & handler) = 0;
};

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_END

#endif