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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019, Google Inc.
+ *
+ * ipa_dummy_isolate.cpp - Dummy Image Processing Algorithm module that needs
+ * to be isolated
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <libcamera/ipa/ipa_interface.h>
+#include <libcamera/ipa/ipa_module_info.h>
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+class IPADummyIsolate : public IPAInterface
+{
+public:
+	int init();
+};
+
+int IPADummyIsolate::init()
+{
+	std::cout << "initializing isolated dummy IPA!" << std::endl;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * External IPA module interface
+ */
+
+extern "C" {
+const struct IPAModuleInfo ipaModuleInfo = {
+	IPA_MODULE_API_VERSION,
+	0,
+	"PipelineHandlerVimc",
+	"Dummy IPA for Vimc that needs to be isolated",
+	"Proprietary",
+};
+
+IPAInterface *ipaCreate()
+{
+	return new IPADummyIsolate();
+}
+};
+
+}; /* namespace libcamera */