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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+ * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+ * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+ *
+ * Initial Contributors:
+ * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef NMAPIMESSAGETASK_H_
+#define NMAPIMESSAGETASK_H_
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+#include <nmapidef.h>
+
+/*!
+   base class for async tasks
+ */
+class NMAPI_EXPORT NmApiMessageTask : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+protected:
+    NmApiMessageTask(QObject *parent);
+
+public:
+    virtual ~NmApiMessageTask();
+
+public slots:
+    /*!
+       Starts task and returns true if starting succeeded.
+     */
+    virtual bool start() = 0;
+
+    /*!
+       Cancels started but not yet completed task. may not be applicable
+       in all tasks.
+     */
+    virtual void cancel() = 0;
+
+    signals:
+    /*!
+       task failed, error code is specific to concrete task
+     */
+    void failed (int error);
+    /*!
+       task canceled
+     */
+    void canceled();
+};
+
+#endif /*NMAPIMESSAGETASK_H_ */