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+//===- TableGenBackend.h - Base class for TableGen Backends -----*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// The TableGenBackend class is provided as a common interface for all TableGen
+// backends.  It provides useful services and an standardized interface.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef TABLEGENBACKEND_H
+#define TABLEGENBACKEND_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <iosfwd>
+class Record;
+class RecordKeeper;
+
+struct TableGenBackend {
+  virtual ~TableGenBackend() {}
+
+  // run - All TableGen backends should implement the run method, which should
+  // be the main entry point.
+  virtual void run(std::ostream &OS) = 0;
+
+
+public:   // Useful helper routines...
+  /// EmitSourceFileHeader - Output a LLVM style file header to the specified
+  /// ostream.
+  void EmitSourceFileHeader(const std::string &Desc, std::ostream &OS) const;
+
+  /// getQualifiedName - Return the name of the specified record, with a
+  /// namespace qualifier if the record contains one.
+  std::string getQualifiedName(Record *R) const;
+};
+
+#endif