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+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//	Copyright (c) 2001-2002, OpenBeOS
+//
+//	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+//	copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+//	to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+//	the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+//	and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+//	Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+//	The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+//	all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+//	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+//	IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+//	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+//	AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+//	LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+//	FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+//	DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+//	File Name:		MessageRunner.h
+//	Author:			Ingo Weinhold (bonefish@users.sf.net)
+//	Description:	A BMessageRunner periodically sends a message to a
+//                  specified target.
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#ifndef _MESSAGE_RUNNER_H
+#define _MESSAGE_RUNNER_H
+
+#include <Messenger.h>
+
+class BMessageRunner {
+public:
+	BMessageRunner(BMessenger target, const BMessage *message,
+				   bigtime_t interval, int32 count = -1);
+	BMessageRunner(BMessenger target, const BMessage *message,
+				   bigtime_t interval, int32 count, BMessenger replyTo);
+	virtual ~BMessageRunner();
+
+	status_t InitCheck() const;
+
+	status_t SetInterval(bigtime_t interval);
+	status_t SetCount(int32 count);
+	status_t GetInfo(bigtime_t *interval, int32 *count) const;
+
+
+private:
+	BMessageRunner(const BMessageRunner &);
+	BMessageRunner &operator=(const BMessageRunner &);
+
+	void InitData(BMessenger target, const BMessage *message,
+				  bigtime_t interval, int32 count, BMessenger replyTo);
+	status_t SetParams(bool resetInterval, bigtime_t interval, bool resetCount,
+					   int32 count);
+
+	virtual void _ReservedMessageRunner1();
+	virtual void _ReservedMessageRunner2();
+	virtual void _ReservedMessageRunner3();
+	virtual void _ReservedMessageRunner4();
+	virtual void _ReservedMessageRunner5();
+	virtual void _ReservedMessageRunner6();
+
+	int32	fToken;
+	uint32	_reserved[6];
+};
+
+#endif	// _MESSAGE_RUNNER_H