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#ifndef _hpp_ngs_package_
#define _hpp_ngs_package_

#ifndef _hpp_ngs_error_msg_
#include <ngs/ErrorMsg.hpp>
#endif

#ifndef _hpp_ngs_stringref_
#include <ngs/StringRef.hpp>
#endif

#include <stdint.h>

namespace ngs
{

    /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
     * forwards and typedefs
     */


    /*======================================================================
     * Package
     *  represents the NGS software package
     */
    class Package
    {
    public:

        /* getPackageVersion
         *  returns a string representing a 1..3 part version number
         */
        static
        String getPackageVersion ()
            NGS_THROWS ( ErrorMsg );

    private:

        Package () {}
        ~ Package () {}

    };

} // namespace ngs


// inlines
#ifndef _inl_ngs_package_
#include <ngs/inl/Package.hpp>
#endif

#endif // _hpp_ngs_package_
