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+package org.argeo.jcr;
+
+
+/**
+ * Simple monitor abstraction. Inspired by Eclipse IProgressMOnitor, but without
+ * dependency to it.
+ */
+public interface JcrMonitor {
+       /**
+        * Constant indicating an unknown amount of work.
+        */
+       public final static int UNKNOWN = -1;
+
+       /**
+        * Notifies that the main task is beginning. This must only be called once
+        * on a given progress monitor instance.
+        * 
+        * @param name
+        *            the name (or description) of the main task
+        * @param totalWork
+        *            the total number of work units into which the main task is
+        *            been subdivided. If the value is <code>UNKNOWN</code> the
+        *            implementation is free to indicate progress in a way which
+        *            doesn't require the total number of work units in advance.
+        */
+       public void beginTask(String name, int totalWork);
+
+       /**
+        * Notifies that the work is done; that is, either the main task is
+        * completed or the user canceled it. This method may be called more than
+        * once (implementations should be prepared to handle this case).
+        */
+       public void done();
+
+       /**
+        * Returns whether cancelation of current operation has been requested.
+        * Long-running operations should poll to see if cancelation has been
+        * requested.
+        * 
+        * @return <code>true</code> if cancellation has been requested, and
+        *         <code>false</code> otherwise
+        * @see #setCanceled(boolean)
+        */
+       public boolean isCanceled();
+
+       /**
+        * Sets the cancel state to the given value.
+        * 
+        * @param value
+        *            <code>true</code> indicates that cancelation has been
+        *            requested (but not necessarily acknowledged);
+        *            <code>false</code> clears this flag
+        * @see #isCanceled()
+        */
+       public void setCanceled(boolean value);
+
+       /**
+        * Sets the task name to the given value. This method is used to restore the
+        * task label after a nested operation was executed. Normally there is no
+        * need for clients to call this method.
+        * 
+        * @param name
+        *            the name (or description) of the main task
+        * @see #beginTask(java.lang.String, int)
+        */
+       public void setTaskName(String name);
+
+       /**
+        * Notifies that a subtask of the main task is beginning. Subtasks are
+        * optional; the main task might not have subtasks.
+        * 
+        * @param name
+        *            the name (or description) of the subtask
+        */
+       public void subTask(String name);
+
+       /**
+        * Notifies that a given number of work unit of the main task has been
+        * completed. Note that this amount represents an installment, as opposed to
+        * a cumulative amount of work done to date.
+        * 
+        * @param work
+        *            a non-negative number of work units just completed
+        */
+       public void worked(int work);
+
+}