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20 Dec 2009CPOL3 min read 72K   2K   48  
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using System;

namespace ZipMyCode.Service.Tasks
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Abstract base class for all tasks.
	/// </summary>
	abstract class TaskBase : ITask
	{
		#region ITask Members

		/// <summary>
		/// Event sent when the task is finished.
		/// </summary>
		public event EventHandler Finished;


		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the name of the task.
		/// </summary>
		public string Name { get; protected set; }


		/// <summary>
		/// Runs the task.
		/// </summary>
		/// <returns>Status describing the outcome of the task.</returns>
		public TaskStatus Run()
		{
			// Run task
			TaskStatus result = InternalRun();

			// Send finished event
			OnFinished();

			// Return result
			return result;
		}

		#endregion


		/// <summary>
		/// Runs the task.
		/// </summary>
		/// <returns>Status describing the outcome of the task.</returns>
		protected abstract TaskStatus InternalRun();


		/// <summary>
		/// Sends the Finished event to anybody listening.
		/// </summary>
		protected virtual void OnFinished()
		{
			if (Finished != null)
			{
				Finished(this, EventArgs.Empty);
			}
		}
	}
}

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Software Developer Axis Communications
Sweden Sweden
Got my first computer in the 90's and loved it even though it sounded like a coffeemaker.

Now getting paid for designing cool applications, and drinks the coffee instead of listening to it being made.

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