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+// **************************************************************************
+// * This file is part of the FreeFileSync project. It is distributed under *
+// * GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html       *
+// * Copyright (C) 2008-2010 ZenJu (zhnmju123 AT gmx.de)                    *
+// **************************************************************************
+//
+#ifndef MULTITHREADING_H_INCLUDED
+#define MULTITHREADING_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+
+namespace Async
+{
+class Procedure
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~Procedure() {}
+    virtual void doWork() = 0;
+};
+
+enum Result
+{
+    TIMEOUT,
+    WORK_DONE
+};
+
+typedef boost::shared_ptr<Procedure> AsyncProcess;
+
+//wait for Procedure to finish in separate thread; shared data (Procedure*) may be accessed after WORK_DONE only! => Beware shared data if TIMEOUT (e.g. ref-counting!)
+Result execute(AsyncProcess proc, size_t maxWait); //maxWait = max. wait time in milliseconds
+}
+
+#endif // MULTITHREADING_H_INCLUDED