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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XProgressHandler_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ucb_XProgressHandler_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif


//=============================================================================

module com { module sun { module star { module ucb { 

//=============================================================================
/** Handle a tasks notification that it has made some progress.
*/
published interface XProgressHandler: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** The task notifies the handler that it has started some new activity
		(possibly a sub-activity of another activity already making progress;
		therefore, these notifications behave in a stack-like manner).

		@param Status  An object representing the new activity.  There has to
		be an agreement between caller and callee of methods
		<member>XProgressHandler::push</member> and 
        <member>XProgressHandler::update</member> as to which Status
		arguments are meaningful.  For example, a <atom>string</atom> argument
		to <member>XProgressHandler::push</member> should be used to transport
        some status text that describes the progress being made (possibly 
        followed by one or more <member>XProgressHandler::update</member>s with
        <atom>string</atom> arguments, if the appropriate status text changes 
        as progress is being made).
	*/
	void push([in] any Status);

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** The task notifies the handler that its current activity is making
		progress.

		@param Status  An object representing the progress made.  See the
		documentation of <member>XProgressHandler::push</member> for more 
        information.
	*/
	void update([in] any Status);

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
	/** The task notifies the handler that it has finished its current
		activity.
	*/
	void pop();
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; }; 

#endif