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+#ifndef COMPONENTS_BASE_HPP_
+#define COMPONENTS_BASE_HPP_
+
+#include <entityx/entityx.h>
+#include <tinyxml2.h>
+
+using namespace tinyxml2;
+
+/**
+ * @class Component
+ * @brief A base class for all components, insures all components have similar
+ * base functionalities.
+ */
+class Component : public entityx::Component<Component> {
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Constructs the component from the two given XML tags.
+	 *
+	 * Components can get information from two places: where the entity is defined
+	 * (it's implementation, e.g. in town.xml) or from the tag's definition (e.g. entities.xml).
+	 * The definition tag should be used for default values.
+	 *
+	 * @param imp tag for the implementation of the entity
+	 * @param def tag for the definition of the component
+	 */
+	virtual void fromXML(XMLElement* imp, XMLElement* def) = 0;
+};
+
+#endif // COMPONENTS_BASE_APP_