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TerraLib - a library for developing GIS applications.
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#ifndef __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_TETRHEADJOB_H
#define __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_TETRHEADJOB_H

#include "TeDefines.h"

/*! 
 * \class TeThreadJob Base thread job class 
 * \author Emiliano F. Castejon <castejon@dpi.inpe.br>
 * \ingroup MultProgToolsGroup
 */
class TL_DLL TeThreadJob
{
  public :
    
    virtual ~TeThreadJob();
    
    /*! Returns a pointer to a cloned job from this instance.
     * \return A pointer to a cloned job from this instance (the 
     * caller of this method must take ownership of the returned
     * pointer).
     */
    virtual TeThreadJob* clone() const = 0;
    
    /*! The job code to be executed.
     */
    virtual void executeJobCode() = 0;        
  
  protected :
    
    TeThreadJob();
};    
 
  
#endif

