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#ifndef _MOOF_RESOURCE_HH_
#define _MOOF_RESOURCE_HH_

/**
 * @file Resource.hh
 * Interface for textures, sounds, and other types of resources.
 */

#include <string>
#include <vector>


namespace Mf {


/**
 * Generic resource class.  
 */

class Resource
{
public:

	virtual ~Resource() {}


	/**
	 * Add a directory to search when looking for resource files.
	 * @param directory Path to a directory.
	 */

	static void addSearchPath(const std::string& directory);

	/**
	 * Get the path to a resource of a given name.
	 * @param name Name of a resource.  The name will be appended to each search
	 * directory in order.
	 * @return The first path found which resolves to a file.
	 */

	static std::string getPath(const std::string& name);

private:

	static std::vector<std::string> searchPaths_;
};


} // namespace Mf

#endif // _MOOF_RESOURCE_HH_

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