#ifndef _Task_H
#define _Task_H

/*******************************************************************************
* ALMA - Atacama Large Millimiter Array
* (c) European Southern Observatory, 2005 
* 
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* sharring  2005-07-14 created
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/************************************************************************
 *
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 */

#include <ParameterSet.h>
#include <TaskServices.h>

#ifndef __cplusplus
#error This is a C++ include file and cannot be used from plain C
#endif

using Parameters::ParameterSet;

namespace ACS 
{
   /**
    * The Task class is the (abstract) base class for all tasks, whether they are ACS-based (e.g. 
	 * parameterTask) or not (e.g. future non-ACS tasks perhaps implemented by OFFLINE team).
    */
	class Task
	{
		public:
			/**
			 * go is the (required) method which has to be implemented by the implementor of the task
			 */
			virtual void go(ParameterSet& pset, const TaskServices& services)=0; //TBD: exception which can be thrown

	};
}; 
#endif /*!_H*/