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+/* 
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Andrew Beekhof <andrew@beekhof.net>
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This software 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 GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+#ifndef CRM_COMMON_MAINLOOP__H
+#define CRM_COMMON_MAINLOOP__H
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+typedef struct trigger_s 
+{
+	GSource *source;
+	gboolean trigger;
+	void *user_data;
+	guint id;
+
+} crm_trigger_t;
+
+extern crm_trigger_t *mainloop_add_trigger(
+    int priority, gboolean (*dispatch)(gpointer user_data), gpointer userdata);
+
+extern void mainloop_set_trigger(crm_trigger_t* source);
+
+extern gboolean mainloop_destroy_trigger(crm_trigger_t* source);
+
+#endif