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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 STATEMACHINEENGINE_H_
+#define STATEMACHINEENGINE_H_
+
+#include <map>
+#include "smTypes.h"
+#include "procedureQueue.h"
+
+namespace SM
+{
+	class State;
+	class StateMachineEngine
+	{
+	public:
+		~StateMachineEngine();
+		static StateMachineEngine* Instance();
+	    void run();
+      	bool addCBToProcQ(ControlBlock* cb);
+	
+   	private:
+		StateMachineEngine();
+
+		ProcedureQueue procQ_m;
+	};
+}
+
+#endif /* STATEMACHINEENGINE_H_ */