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// File and Version Information:
// $Id$
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// Description:
//      abstract base class for padprocessor states
//
//
// Environment:
//      Software developed for the PANDA Detector at FAIR.
//
// Author List:
//      Sebastian Neubert    TUM            (original author)
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#ifndef PPSTATE_HH
#define PPSTATE_HH

// Base Class Headers ----------------


// Collaborating Class Headers -------
#include <string>

// Collaborating Class Declarations --
class padprocessor;


class ppstate {
public:

  // Constructors/Destructors ---------
  ppstate(padprocessor* const parent) : fparent(parent){}
  virtual ~ppstate(){;}

  // Operators
  

  // Accessors -----------------------


  // Modifiers -----------------------


  // Operations ----------------------
  virtual std::string heartbeat() = 0;

protected:

  // Protected Data Members ------------
  padprocessor* fparent;

private:

  // Private Methods -----------------

};

#endif

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// $Log$
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