How am I sure that my process has a user interface?

Question

When running a class which can be used interactively or silently by batch, I want to display a hourglass, only if in interactive mode.

I found the function xGlobal::clientKind() , read below, but not sure it is sufficient (can't batches also run on Client ?)

if (xGlobal::clientKind() == ClientType::Client)
    startLengthyOperation();

// here do the process

if (xGlobal::clientKind() == ClientType::Client)
    endLengthyOperation();

Answer 1

Do not bother to test client kind when using startLengthyOperation, the method does a sufficient test itself.

Testing should be like this:

if (clientKind() == ClientType::Client)
    ...

Don't use xGlobal::clientKind, use without qualification.

The ClientType has four values, matching what you see in "Online Users".

Batch can be called interactively in Basic/Periodic/Batch, but it should be rarely used.