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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_LAYER_DIM_H
+#define ANDROID_LAYER_DIM_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "LayerBase.h"
+#include "LayerBitmap.h"
+
+namespace android {
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class LayerDim : public LayerBaseClient
+{
+public:    
+    static const uint32_t typeInfo;
+    static const char* const typeID;
+    virtual char const* getTypeID() const { return typeID; }
+    virtual uint32_t getTypeInfo() const { return typeInfo; }
+    
+                LayerDim(SurfaceFlinger* flinger, DisplayID display,
+                        Client* client, int32_t i);
+        virtual ~LayerDim();
+
+    virtual void onDraw(const Region& clip) const;
+    virtual bool needsBlending() const  { return true; }
+    virtual bool isSecure() const       { return false; }
+
+    static void initDimmer(SurfaceFlinger* flinger, uint32_t w, uint32_t h);
+
+private:
+    static sp<MemoryDealer> mDimmerDealer;
+    static LayerBitmap mDimmerBitmap;
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif // ANDROID_LAYER_DIM_H