1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/grpc_library.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/grpc_library.h
index 593785f43f..3cdc6f3f7c 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/grpc_library.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/grpc_library.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #ifndef GRPCXX_IMPL_CODEGEN_GRPC_LIBRARY_H
 #define GRPCXX_IMPL_CODEGEN_GRPC_LIBRARY_H
 
+#include <grpc++/impl/codegen/core_codegen_interface.h>
 #include <grpc/impl/codegen/log.h>
 
 namespace grpc {
@@ -44,20 +45,23 @@ class GrpcLibraryInterface {
   virtual void shutdown() = 0;
 };
 
+/// Initialized by \a grpc::GrpcLibraryInitializer from
+/// <grpc++/impl/grpc_library.h>
 extern GrpcLibraryInterface* g_glip;
 
-class GrpcLibrary {
+/// Classes that require gRPC to be initialized should inherit from this class.
+class GrpcLibraryCodegen {
  public:
-  GrpcLibrary() {
-    GPR_ASSERT(g_glip &&
-               "gRPC library not initialized. See "
-               "grpc::internal::GrpcLibraryInitializer.");
+  GrpcLibraryCodegen() {
+    GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(g_glip &&
+                       "gRPC library not initialized. See "
+                       "grpc::internal::GrpcLibraryInitializer.");
     g_glip->init();
   }
-  virtual ~GrpcLibrary() {
-    GPR_ASSERT(g_glip &&
-               "gRPC library not initialized. See "
-               "grpc::internal::GrpcLibraryInitializer.");
+  virtual ~GrpcLibraryCodegen() {
+    GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(g_glip &&
+                       "gRPC library not initialized. See "
+                       "grpc::internal::GrpcLibraryInitializer.");
     g_glip->shutdown();
   }
 };