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+/*
+ * Autopsy Forensic Browser
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015 Basis Technology Corp.
+ * Contact: carrier <at> sleuthkit <dot> org
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.events;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.events.AutopsyEvent;
+
+/**
+ * Event published when a data source is being added to a case.
+ */
+@Immutable
+public final class AddingDataSourceEvent extends AutopsyEvent implements Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private final UUID uuid;
+    private List<String> dataSourceFileNames;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an event published when a data source is being added to a
+     * case.
+     *
+     * @param dataSourceFileNames
+     * @param uuid
+     */
+    public AddingDataSourceEvent(List<String> dataSourceFileNames, UUID uuid) {
+        super(Case.Events.ADDING_DATA_SOURCE.toString(), null, null);
+        this.uuid = uuid;
+    }
+    
+    public UUID getUUID() {
+        return uuid;
+    }
+    
+    public List<String> getDataSourceFileNames() {
+        return new ArrayList<>(dataSourceFileNames);
+    } 
+}