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#ifndef _CMS_ENHANCEDCONNECTION_H_
#define _CMS_ENHANCEDCONNECTION_H_

#include <cms/Config.h>
#include <cms/Connection.h>
#include <cms/DestinationSource.h>

namespace cms {

    /**
     * An enhanced CMS Connection instance that provides additional features above the
     * default required features of a CMS Connection instance.
     *
     * @since 3.2
     */
    class CMS_API EnhancedConnection : public virtual cms::Connection {
    public:

        virtual ~EnhancedConnection();

        /**
         * Returns the DestinationSource} object which can be used to listen to destinations
         * being created or destroyed or to enquire about the current destinations available
         * on the message Provider.
         *
         * @return a new instance of a DestinationSource that is owned by the caller.
         *
         * @throws CMSException if an error occurs while creating the destination source.
         */
        virtual cms::DestinationSource* getDestinationSource() = 0;

    };

}

#endif /* _CMS_ENHANCEDCONNECTION_H_ */