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+# include <mpi/eoMpi.h>
+
+using namespace eo::mpi;
+
+/*
+ * This file is a template for a new eo::mpi::Job. You have everything that should be necessary to implement a new
+ * parallelized algorithm.
+ *
+ * Replace __TEMPLATE__ by the name of your algorithm (for instance: MultiStart, ParallelApply, etc.).
+ */
+
+template< class EOT >
+struct __TEMPLATE__Data
+{
+
+};
+
+template< class EOT >
+class SendTask__TEMPLATE__ : public SendTaskFunction< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >
+{
+    public:
+
+        using SendTaskFunction< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >::_data;
+
+        void operator()( int wrkRank )
+        {
+            // TODO implement me
+        }
+};
+
+template< class EOT >
+class HandleResponse__TEMPLATE__ : public HandleResponseFunction< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >
+{
+    public:
+
+        using HandleResponseFunction< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >::_data;
+
+        void operator()( int wrkRank )
+        {
+            // TODO implement me
+        }
+};
+
+template< class EOT >
+class ProcessTask__TEMPLATE__ : public ProcessTaskFunction< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >
+{
+    public:
+        using ProcessTaskFunction< __TEMPLATE__Data<EOT> >::_data;
+
+        void operator()()
+        {
+            // TODO implement me
+        }
+};
+
+template< class EOT >
+class IsFinished__TEMPLATE__ : public IsFinishedFunction< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >
+{
+    public:
+
+        using IsFinishedFunction< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >::_data;
+
+        bool operator()()
+        {
+            // TODO implement me
+        }
+};
+
+template< class EOT >
+class __TEMPLATE__Store : public JobStore< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >
+{
+    public:
+
+        __TEMPLATE__Data<EOT>* data()
+        {
+            // TODO implement me
+            return 0;
+        }
+};
+
+template< class EOT >
+class __TEMPLATE__ : public MultiJob< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >
+{
+    public:
+
+        __TEMPLATE__( AssignmentAlgorithm & algo,
+                      int masterRank,
+                      __TEMPLATE__Store< EOT > & store ) :
+            MultiJob< __TEMPLATE__Data< EOT > >( algo, masterRank, store )
+    {
+        // TODO implement me
+    }
+};
+
+/*
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    Node::init( argc, argv );
+
+    DynamicAssignmentAlgorithm assignmentAlgo;
+    __TEMPLATE__Store<int> store;
+    __TEMPLATE__<int> job( assignmentAlgo, DEFAULT_MASTER, store );
+}
+*/