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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Infosys Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef STATE_H_
+#define STATE_H_
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+#include "smTypes.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace SM
+{
+	class State
+	{
+  	public:
+		State(State_e sID);
+      		virtual ~State();
+
+	      	virtual void display();
+
+      		ActStatus executeActions(Event_e evtId,ControlBlock& cb);
+
+	      	inline State_e getStateId()const
+      		{
+			return stateID;
+      		}
+
+   	protected:
+      		State_e stateID;
+	      	EventToActionTableMap eventToActionsMap;
+	};
+}
+#endif /* STATE_H_ */