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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "COM_context.hh"
+#include "COM_result.hh"
+#include "COM_simple_operation.hh"
+
+namespace blender::realtime_compositor {
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Reduce To Single Value Operation
+ *
+ * A simple operation that reduces its input result into a single value output result. The input is
+ * assumed to be a texture result of size 1x1, that is, a texture composed of a single pixel, the
+ * value of which shall serve as the single value of the output result. */
+class ReduceToSingleValueOperation : public SimpleOperation {
+ public:
+  ReduceToSingleValueOperation(Context &context, ResultType type);
+
+  /* Download the input pixel from the GPU texture and set its value to the value of the allocated
+   * single value output result. */
+  void execute() override;
+
+  /* Determine if a reduce to single value operation is needed for the input with the
+   * given result. If it is not needed, return a null pointer. If it is needed, return an instance
+   * of the operation. */
+  static SimpleOperation *construct_if_needed(Context &context, const Result &input_result);
+};
+
+}  // namespace blender::realtime_compositor