Nuclex.Support/Source/Scheduling/Operation.cs

#region CPL License
/*
Nuclex Framework
Copyright (C) 2002-2007 Nuclex Development Labs

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as
published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
IBM Common Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public
License along with this library
*/
#endregion
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace Nuclex.Support.Tracking {

  /// <summary>Base class for observable operations running in the background</summary>
  public abstract class Operation : Progression {

    /// <summary>Executes the operation</summary>
    public abstract void Start();

    /// <summary>
    ///   Executes the operation synchronously, blocking the calling thread
    /// </summary>
    public virtual void Execute() {
      Start();
      WaitHandle.WaitOne();
    }

  }

} // namespace Nuclex.Support.Tracking