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+//========= Copyright Valve Corporation, All rights reserved. ============//
+//
+// Purpose: A higher level link library for general use in the game and tools.
+//
+//===========================================================================//
+
+#include <tier2/tier2.h>
+#include "datamodel/idatamodel.h"
+#include "dmserializers/idmserializers.h"
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Set up methods related to datamodel interfaces
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool ConnectDataModel( CreateInterfaceFn factory )
+{
+	if ( !g_pDataModel->Connect( factory ) )
+		return false;
+
+	if ( !g_pDmElementFramework->Connect( factory ) )
+		return false;
+
+	if ( !g_pDmSerializers->Connect( factory ) )
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+InitReturnVal_t InitDataModel()
+{
+	InitReturnVal_t nRetVal;
+
+	nRetVal = g_pDataModel->Init( );
+	if ( nRetVal != INIT_OK )
+		return nRetVal;
+
+	nRetVal = g_pDmElementFramework->Init();
+	if ( nRetVal != INIT_OK )
+		return nRetVal;
+
+	nRetVal = g_pDmSerializers->Init();
+	if ( nRetVal != INIT_OK )
+		return nRetVal;
+
+	return INIT_OK;
+}
+
+void ShutdownDataModel()
+{
+	g_pDmSerializers->Shutdown();
+	g_pDmElementFramework->Shutdown();
+	g_pDataModel->Shutdown( );
+}
+
+void DisconnectDataModel()
+{
+	g_pDmSerializers->Disconnect();
+	g_pDmElementFramework->Disconnect();
+	g_pDataModel->Disconnect();
+}
+
+