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+++ b/Sources/PythonObject.h	Thu Mar 26 18:47:01 2020 +0100
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+/**
+ * Python plugin for Orthanc
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Osimis S.A., Belgium
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Affero General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "PythonLock.h"
+
+class PythonObject : public boost::noncopyable
+{
+private:
+  PythonLock&  lock_;
+  PyObject    *object_;
+  bool         borrowed_;
+
+public:
+  PythonObject(PythonLock& lock,
+               PyObject *object,
+               bool borrowed = false);
+
+  ~PythonObject();
+
+  bool IsValid() const
+  {
+    return object_ != NULL;
+  }
+
+  PyObject* GetPyObject() const;
+
+  PythonObject* GetAttribute(const std::string& name);
+
+  bool ToUtf8String(std::string& target);
+
+  void Format(std::ostream& os);
+
+  PyObject* Release();
+};