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#ifndef NIDEFAULTSCRIPTREADER_H
#define NIDEFAULTSCRIPTREADER_H

#include "NiPluginToolkitLibType.h"
#include "NiScriptReader.h"

class NiScriptInfo;
class NiString;
class NiPluginInfo;
class NiParameterInfo;

/// The parser of ScriptInfo objects from character strings.
/// This interface is the counterpart of the DefaultScriptWriter object.
///
/// Format:
///    Script("SCRIPT_NAME")
///    {
///        Plugin("PLUGIN_CLASSNAME","PLUGIN_NAME","PLUGIN_VERSION",
///            "PLUGIN_TYPE")
///        {
///            Parameter("PARAM_KEY", "PARAM_VALUE");
///            ...
///        }
///        ...
class NIPLUGINTOOLKIT_ENTRY NiDefaultScriptReader : public NiScriptReader
{
    public:
        // Takes an input character script and creates the ScriptInfo object
        // from it.
        virtual NiScriptInfo* Parse(const char* pcScript, NiString& strErrors,
            bool bSilentRunning);

        // Returns the file extensions that this reader can support
        virtual NiString GetFileExtensions();
        
        // Creates an NiPluginInfo of the appropriate class based on the input
        // parameters
        virtual NiPluginInfo* CreateByType(NiString strClassName, 
            NiString strName, NiString strVersion, NiString strType);

private:

    // Converts old scripts to new ones.
    void ConvertScript(NiScriptInfo* pkScriptInfo, bool bSilentRunning);
};

#endif  // #ifndef NISCRIPTREADER_H