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duplicati/Duplicati/Library/Backend/BackendInterface/IBackendGUI.cs
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Duplicati.Library.Backend
{
/// <summary>
/// The interface used to display a GUI wizard page for the user.
/// If the backed should be avalible from the GUI, this interface must be implemented
/// </summary>
public interface IBackendGUI : IBackend
{
/// <summary>
/// The title of the page in the wizard
/// </summary>
string PageTitle { get; }
/// <summary>
/// The page description in the wizard
/// </summary>
string PageDescription { get; }
/// <summary>
/// A method to retrieve a user interface control.
/// The method should keep a reference to the dictionary.
/// The control will be resized to fit in the wizard.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="options">A set of options, either empty or previously stored by the backend</param>
/// <returns>The control that represents the user interface</returns>
Control GetControl(IDictionary<string, string> options);
/// <summary>
/// Method that is called when the user leaves the form.
/// This method can be used to store data from the interface in the dictionary,
/// so the user interface can be reconstructed later.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control">The UI object created by the GetControl call</param>
void Leave(Control control);
/// <summary>
/// A method that is called when the form should be validated.
/// The method should inform the user if the validation fails.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control">The UI object created by the GetControl call</param>
/// <returns>True if the data is valid, false otherwise</returns>
bool Validate(Control control);
/// <summary>
/// Returns the target path for activating Duplicati, and sets any options required.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="guiOptions">A set of previously saved options for the backend</param>
/// <param name="commandlineOptions">A set of commandline options for the backend</param>
/// <returns>The destination path</returns>
string GetConfiguration(IDictionary<string, string> guiOptions, IDictionary<string, string> commandlineOptions);
}
}