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#ifndef __APPLICATION_H__
#define __APPLICATION_H__

#include <iostream>

namespace application {

  class base {
  public:
    // Every application must have these functions
    virtual int  ConfigureApplication() = 0;
    virtual int  RunApplication() = 0;
    virtual int  InitializeApplication() = 0;
    virtual int  FinalizeApplication() = 0;
  };

  template<typename ApplicationType>
  int ApplicationDriver(ApplicationType &simulationApplication)
  {
    int returnCode = 0;

    returnCode = simulationApplication.InitializeApplication();
    if(returnCode)
      return(returnCode);

    returnCode = simulationApplication.ConfigureApplication();
    if(returnCode){
      return(returnCode);
    }

    int runCode = simulationApplication.RunApplication();
    if(runCode){
      return(runCode);
    }

    int finalCode = simulationApplication.FinalizeApplication();
    return(finalCode);
  }
  
}
#endif