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#ifndef GRPC_CORE_EXT_FILTERS_CLIENT_CHANNEL_LB_POLICY_FACTORY_H
#define GRPC_CORE_EXT_FILTERS_CLIENT_CHANNEL_LB_POLICY_FACTORY_H

#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>

#include "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy.h"
#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/orphanable.h"
#include "src/core/lib/json/json.h"

namespace grpc_core {

class LoadBalancingPolicyFactory {
 public:
  virtual ~LoadBalancingPolicyFactory() {}

  /// Returns a new LB policy instance.
  virtual OrphanablePtr<LoadBalancingPolicy> CreateLoadBalancingPolicy(
      LoadBalancingPolicy::Args) const = 0;

  /// Returns the LB policy name that this factory provides.
  /// Caller does NOT take ownership of result.
  virtual const char* name() const = 0;

  virtual RefCountedPtr<LoadBalancingPolicy::Config> ParseLoadBalancingConfig(
      const Json& json, grpc_error_handle* error) const = 0;
};

}  // namespace grpc_core

#endif /* GRPC_CORE_EXT_FILTERS_CLIENT_CHANNEL_LB_POLICY_FACTORY_H */
