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/**
 * @file	GHOST_ITimerTask.h
 * Declaration of GHOST_ITimerTask interface class.
 */

#ifndef _GHOST_ITIMER_TASK_H_
#define _GHOST_ITIMER_TASK_H_

#include "GHOST_Types.h"


/**
 * Interface for a timer task.
 * Timer tasks are created by the system and can be installed by the system.
 * After installation, the timer callback-procedure or "timerProc" will be called 
 * periodically. You should not need to inherit this class. It is passed to the
 * application in the timer-callback.<br>
 * <br>
 * Note that GHOST processes timers in the UI thread. You should ask GHOST 
 * process messages in order for the timer-callbacks to be called.
 * @see GHOST_ISystem#installTimer
 * @see GHOST_TimerProcPtr
 * @author	Maarten Gribnau
 * @date	May 31, 2001
 */
class GHOST_ITimerTask
{
public:
	/**
	 * Destructor.
	 */
	virtual ~GHOST_ITimerTask()
	{
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the timer callback.
	 * @return The timer callback.
	 */
	inline virtual GHOST_TimerProcPtr getTimerProc() const = 0;

	/**
	 * Changes the timer callback.
	 * @param timerProc The timer callback.
	 */
	inline virtual void setTimerProc(const GHOST_TimerProcPtr timerProc) = 0;

	/**
	 * Returns the timer user data.
	 * @return The timer user data.
	 */
	inline virtual GHOST_TUserDataPtr getUserData() const = 0;
	
	/**
	 * Changes the time user data.
	 * @param data The timer user data.
	 */
	virtual void setUserData(const GHOST_TUserDataPtr userData) = 0;
};

#endif // _GHOST_ITIMER_TASK_H_