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+/*
+* Library Initialization
+* (C) 1999-2008,2015 Jack Lloyd
+*
+* Botan is released under the Simplified BSD License (see license.txt)
+*/
+
+#ifndef BOTAN_LIBRARY_INITIALIZER_H__
+#define BOTAN_LIBRARY_INITIALIZER_H__
+
+#include <botan/types.h>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace Botan {
+
+/*
+* Previously botan had state whose lifetime had to be explicitly
+* managed by the application. As of 1.11.14 this is no longer the
+* case, and this class is no longer needed and kept only for backwards
+* compatability.
+*/
+class BOTAN_DLL LibraryInitializer
+   {
+   public:
+      LibraryInitializer(const std::string& = "") {}
+      ~LibraryInitializer() {}
+      static void initialize(const std::string& = "") {}
+      static void deinitialize() {}
+   };
+
+}
+
+#endif