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+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package phpBB3
+* @copyright (c) 2010 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @ignore
+*/
+if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
+{
+	exit;
+}
+
+/**
+* Cron task base class. Provides sensible defaults for cron tasks
+* and partially implements cron task interface, making writing cron tasks easier.
+*
+* At a minimum, subclasses must override the run() method.
+*
+* Cron tasks need not inherit from this base class. If desired,
+* they may implement cron task interface directly.
+*
+* @package phpBB3
+*/
+abstract class phpbb_cron_task_base implements phpbb_cron_task
+{
+	/**
+	* Returns whether this cron task can run, given current board configuration.
+	*
+	* For example, a cron task that prunes forums can only run when
+	* forum pruning is enabled.
+	*
+	* @return bool
+	*/
+	public function is_runnable()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	* Returns whether this cron task should run now, because enough time
+	* has passed since it was last run.
+	*
+	* @return bool
+	*/
+	public function should_run()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+}