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+/*  driver.h
+
+    Copyright (C) 2009 DeSmuME team
+
+    This file is part of DeSmuME
+
+    DeSmuME is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    DeSmuME is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with DeSmuME; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef _DRIVER_H_
+#define _DRIVER_H_
+
+#include "types.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+//this should be moved to a driver.h later, but for now, here they are.
+//each platform needs to implement this, although it doesnt need to implement any functions
+class Driver {
+public:
+	virtual bool WIFI_Host_InitSystem() { return FALSE; }
+	virtual void WIFI_Host_ShutdownSystem() {}
+	virtual bool AVI_IsRecording() { return FALSE; }
+	virtual bool WAV_IsRecording() { return FALSE; }
+	virtual void USR_InfoMessage(const char *message) { LOG("%s\n", message); }
+	virtual void AVI_SoundUpdate(void* soundData, int soundLen) {}
+};
+extern Driver* driver;
+
+#endif //_DRIVER_H_