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+/**
+ * \copyright
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2016, OpenGeoSys Community (http://www.opengeosys.org)
+ *            Distributed under a Modified BSD License.
+ *              See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or
+ *              http://www.opengeosys.org/project/license
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef PROCESSLIB_SECONDARYVARIABLECONTEXT_H
+#define PROCESSLIB_SECONDARYVARIABLECONTEXT_H
+
+namespace ProcessLib
+{
+class SecondaryVariableContext
+{
+public:
+    GlobalIndexType getIndex() const { return _index; }
+    void setIndex(GlobalIndexType index) { _index = index; }
+private:
+    GlobalIndexType _index = 0;
+};
+
+}  // namespace ProcessLib
+
+#endif  // PROCESSLIB_SECONDARYVARIABLECONTEXT_H