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+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+
+##
+# == Background jobs
+##
+
+##
+# @JobType:
+#
+# Type of a background job.
+#
+# @commit: block commit job type, see "block-commit"
+#
+# @stream: block stream job type, see "block-stream"
+#
+# @mirror: drive mirror job type, see "drive-mirror"
+#
+# @backup: drive backup job type, see "drive-backup"
+#
+# Since: 1.7
+##
+{ 'enum': 'JobType',
+  'data': ['commit', 'stream', 'mirror', 'backup'] }
+
+##
+# @JobStatus:
+#
+# Indicates the present state of a given job in its lifetime.
+#
+# @undefined: Erroneous, default state. Should not ever be visible.
+#
+# @created: The job has been created, but not yet started.
+#
+# @running: The job is currently running.
+#
+# @paused: The job is running, but paused. The pause may be requested by
+#          either the QMP user or by internal processes.
+#
+# @ready: The job is running, but is ready for the user to signal completion.
+#         This is used for long-running jobs like mirror that are designed to
+#         run indefinitely.
+#
+# @standby: The job is ready, but paused. This is nearly identical to @paused.
+#           The job may return to @ready or otherwise be canceled.
+#
+# @waiting: The job is waiting for other jobs in the transaction to converge
+#           to the waiting state. This status will likely not be visible for
+#           the last job in a transaction.
+#
+# @pending: The job has finished its work, but has finalization steps that it
+#           needs to make prior to completing. These changes may require
+#           manual intervention by the management process if manual was set
+#           to true. These changes may still fail.
+#
+# @aborting: The job is in the process of being aborted, and will finish with
+#            an error. The job will afterwards report that it is @concluded.
+#            This status may not be visible to the management process.
+#
+# @concluded: The job has finished all work. If manual was set to true, the job
+#             will remain in the query list until it is dismissed.
+#
+# @null: The job is in the process of being dismantled. This state should not
+#        ever be visible externally.
+#
+# Since: 2.12
+##
+{ 'enum': 'JobStatus',
+  'data': ['undefined', 'created', 'running', 'paused', 'ready', 'standby',
+           'waiting', 'pending', 'aborting', 'concluded', 'null' ] }
+
+##
+# @JobVerb:
+#
+# Represents command verbs that can be applied to a job.
+#
+# @cancel: see @block-job-cancel
+#
+# @pause: see @block-job-pause
+#
+# @resume: see @block-job-resume
+#
+# @set-speed: see @block-job-set-speed
+#
+# @complete: see @block-job-complete
+#
+# @dismiss: see @block-job-dismiss
+#
+# @finalize: see @block-job-finalize
+#
+# Since: 2.12
+##
+{ 'enum': 'JobVerb',
+  'data': ['cancel', 'pause', 'resume', 'set-speed', 'complete', 'dismiss',
+           'finalize' ] }