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-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//          )                                                   (                       //
-//       ( /(   (  (               )    (       (  (  (         )\ )    (  (            //
-//       )\()) ))\ )(   (         (     )\ )    )\))( )\  (    (()/( (  )\))(  (        //
-//      ((_)\ /((_|()\  )\ )      )\  '(()/(   ((_)()((_) )\ )  ((_)))\((_)()\ )\       //
-//      | |(_|_))( ((_)_(_/(    _((_))  )(_))  _(()((_|_)_(_/(  _| |((_)(()((_|(_)      //
-//      | '_ \ || | '_| ' \))  | '  \()| || |  \ V  V / | ' \)) _` / _ \ V  V (_-<      //
-//      |_.__/\_,_|_| |_||_|   |_|_|_|  \_, |   \_/\_/|_|_||_|\__,_\___/\_/\_//__/      //
-//                                 |__/                                                 //
-//                       Copyright (c) 2021 Simon Schneegans                            //
-//          Released under the GPLv3 or later. See LICENSE file for details.            //
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-'use strict';
-
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// This is the base class for all effects of Burn-My-Windows. It provides the logic     //
-// required for creating shader instances and reusing them as much as possible.         //
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-var Effect = class Effect {
-
-  // The _freeShaders array contains previously created shaders which are not currently in
-  // use.
-  constructor() {
-    this._freeShaders = [];
-  }
-
-  // ---------------------------------------------------------------- API for extension.js
-
-  // This is called from extension.js whenever a window is opened or closed with this
-  // effect. It returns an instance of the shader class, trying to reuse previously
-  // created shaders. If a new shader instance is required, it calls this.createShader().
-  // This method must be defined be the derived class!
-  getShader(actor, settings, forOpening) {
-    let shader;
-
-    if (this._freeShaders.length == 0) {
-      shader = this.createShader(this);
-    } else {
-      shader = this._freeShaders.pop();
-    }
-
-    shader.updateAnimation(actor, settings, forOpening);
-
-    return shader;
-  }
-
-  // This is called from extension.js whenever a shader previously retrieved with
-  // getShader() is not used anymore.
-  freeShader(shader) {
-    this._freeShaders.push(shader);
-  }
-
-  // ------------------------------------- "virtual" methods - feel free to override them!
-
-  // The getActorScale() is called from extension.js to adjust the actor's size during the
-  // animation. Override this, if your effect requires drawing something beyond the usual
-  // bounds of the actor. This only works for GNOME 3.38+.
-  getActorScale(settings) {
-    return {x: 1.0, y: 1.0};
-  }
-}