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+/**
+ * \file AcceptsThermalMessagesIF.h
+ *
+ * \date 16.02.2020
+ */
+
+#ifndef FRAMEWORK_THERMAL_ACCEPTSTHERMALMESSAGESIF_H_
+#define FRAMEWORK_THERMAL_ACCEPTSTHERMALMESSAGESIF_H_
+#include <framework/ipc/MessageQueueSenderIF.h>
+
+class AcceptsThermalMessagesIF {
+public:
+	virtual ~AcceptsThermalMessagesIF();
+
+	virtual MessageQueueId_t getReceptionQueue() const = 0;
+};
+
+#endif /* FRAMEWORK_THERMAL_ACCEPTSTHERMALMESSAGESIF_H_ */