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+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef IMAGE_CODECS_CODEC_H
+#define IMAGE_CODECS_CODEC_H
+
+#include "graphics/surface.h"
+#include "graphics/pixelformat.h"
+
+namespace Common {
+class SeekableReadStream;
+}
+
+namespace Image {
+
+/**
+ * An abstract representation of a video codec used for decoding
+ * video frames.
+ *
+ * Used in video:
+ *  - AVIDecoder
+ *  - QuickTimeDecoder
+ *  - VMDDecoder
+ */
+class Codec {
+public:
+	Codec() {}
+	virtual ~Codec() {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Decode the frame for the given data and return a pointer to a surface
+	 * containing the decoded frame.
+	 *
+	 * @return a pointer to the decoded frame
+	 * @note stream is not deleted
+	 */
+	virtual const Graphics::Surface *decodeImage(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the format that the surface returned from decodeImage() will
+	 * be in.
+	 */
+	virtual Graphics::PixelFormat getPixelFormat() const = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * Can this codec's frames contain a palette?
+	 */
+	virtual bool containsPalette() const { return false; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the palette last decoded from decodeImage
+	 */
+	virtual const byte *getPalette() { return 0; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the codec have a dirty palette?
+	 */
+	virtual bool hasDirtyPalette() const { return false; }
+};
+
+} // End of namespace Image
+
+#endif