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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 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 EXAMPLE_CAMERA_H_
+#define EXAMPLE_CAMERA_H_
+
+#include <system/camera_metadata.h>
+#include "Camera.h"
+
+namespace default_camera_hal {
+// ExampleCamera is an example for a specific camera device. The Camera object
+// contains all logic common between all cameras (e.g. front and back cameras),
+// while a specific camera device (e.g. ExampleCamera) holds all specific
+// metadata and logic about that device.
+class ExampleCamera : public Camera {
+    public:
+        ExampleCamera(int id);
+        ~ExampleCamera();
+
+    private:
+        // Initialize static camera characteristics for individual device
+        camera_metadata_t *initStaticInfo();
+        // Initialize whole device (templates/etc) when opened
+        int initDevice();
+        // Verify settings are valid for a capture with this device
+        bool isValidCaptureSettings(const camera_metadata_t* settings);
+};
+} // namespace default_camera_hal
+
+#endif // CAMERA_H_