#ifndef OPENMM_COMPUTEQUEUE_H_
#define OPENMM_COMPUTEQUEUE_H_

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 * Authors: Peter Eastman                                                     *
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#include "openmm/common/windowsExportCommon.h"
#include <memory>

namespace OpenMM {

/**
 * This abstract class represents a queue within which kernels can be executed.  Call
 * createQueue() on a ComputeContext to create an instance of a platform-specific
 * subclass.  You can then pass it to the ComputeContext's setQueue() method to cause
 * kernels to be launched on it.
 * 
 * Instead of referring to this class directly, it is best to use ComputeQueue, which is
 * a typedef for a shared_ptr to a ComputeQueueImpl.  This allows you to treat it as having
 * value semantics, and frees you from having to manage memory.  
 */

class OPENMM_EXPORT_COMMON ComputeQueueImpl {
public:
    virtual ~ComputeQueueImpl() {
    }
};

typedef std::shared_ptr<ComputeQueueImpl> ComputeQueue;

} // namespace OpenMM

#endif /*OPENMM_COMPUTEQUEUE_H_*/
