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+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    qe_mbp.h
+
+Abstract:
+
+    Model-based projection utilities
+
+Author:
+
+    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2015-5-28
+
+Revision History:
+
+
+--*/
+
+#ifndef __QE_MBP_H__
+#define __QE_MBP_H__
+
+#include "ast.h"
+#include "params.h"
+
+class qe_mbp {
+    class impl;
+    impl * m_impl;
+public:
+    qe_mbp(ast_manager& m);
+
+    ~qe_mbp();
+
+    /**
+       \brief
+       Apply model-based qe on constants provided as vector of variables. 
+       Return the updated formula and updated set of variables that were not eliminated.
+
+    */
+    void operator()(app_ref_vector& vars, model_ref& mdl, expr_ref& fml);
+
+    /**
+        \brief full rewriting based light-weight quantifier elimination round.
+    */
+    void operator()(expr_ref& fml, proof_ref& pr);
+
+    void set_cancel(bool f);
+};
+
+#endif