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<?php
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/**
 *
 * @package CRM
 * @copyright CiviCRM LLC (c) 2004-2014
 * $Id$
 *
 */

/**
 * This class defines the DataSource interface but must be subclassed to be
 * useful.
 */
abstract class CRM_Import_DataSource {

  /**
   * Provides information about the data source
   *
   * @return array collection of info about this data source
   *
   * @access public
   *
   */
  abstract public function getInfo();

  /**
   * Function to set variables up before form is built
   *
   * @access public
   */
  abstract public function preProcess(&$form);

  /**
   * This is function is called by the form object to get the DataSource's
   * form snippet. It should add all fields necesarry to get the data
   * uploaded to the temporary table in the DB.
   *
   * @param $form
   *
   * @return void (operates directly on form argument)
   * @access public
   */
  abstract public function buildQuickForm(&$form);

  /**
   * Function to process the form
   *
   * @access public
   */
  abstract public function postProcess(&$params, &$db, &$form);
}