diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/BuildAlert.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/BuildAlert.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sound;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * A class to be extended by any BuildAlert's that require the output of
+ * sound.
+ */
+public class BuildAlert
+{
+    private File m_source;
+    private int m_loops;
+    private Long m_duration;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the duration in milliseconds the file should be played.
+     *
+     * @param duration The new Duration value
+     */
+    public void setDuration( Long duration )
+    {
+        m_duration = duration;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the number of times the source file should be played.
+     *
+     * @param loops the number of loops to play the source file
+     */
+    public void setLoops( int loops )
+    {
+        m_loops = loops;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the location of the file to get the audio.
+     *
+     * @param source the name of a sound-file directory or of the audio file
+     */
+    public void setSource( final File source )
+    {
+        m_source = source;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the duration in milliseconds the file should be played.
+     *
+     * @return The Duration value
+     */
+    public Long getDuration()
+    {
+        return m_duration;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the number of times the source file should be played.
+     *
+     * @return the number of loops to play the source file
+     */
+    public int getLoops()
+    {
+        return m_loops;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the location of the file to get the audio.
+     *
+     * @return The Source value
+     */
+    public File getSource()
+    {
+        return m_source;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/BuildAlert.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/sound/BuildAlert.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.sound;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * A class to be extended by any BuildAlert's that require the output of
+ * sound.
+ */
+public class BuildAlert
+{
+    private File m_source;
+    private int m_loops;
+    private Long m_duration;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the duration in milliseconds the file should be played.
+     *
+     * @param duration The new Duration value
+     */
+    public void setDuration( Long duration )
+    {
+        m_duration = duration;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the number of times the source file should be played.
+     *
+     * @param loops the number of loops to play the source file
+     */
+    public void setLoops( int loops )
+    {
+        m_loops = loops;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the location of the file to get the audio.
+     *
+     * @param source the name of a sound-file directory or of the audio file
+     */
+    public void setSource( final File source )
+    {
+        m_source = source;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the duration in milliseconds the file should be played.
+     *
+     * @return The Duration value
+     */
+    public Long getDuration()
+    {
+        return m_duration;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the number of times the source file should be played.
+     *
+     * @return the number of loops to play the source file
+     */
+    public int getLoops()
+    {
+        return m_loops;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the location of the file to get the audio.
+     *
+     * @return The Source value
+     */
+    public File getSource()
+    {
+        return m_source;
+    }
+}