diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/ui_exchange.class.php b/livesupport/src/modules/htmlUI/var/ui_exchange.class.php
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+<?php
+class uiExchange
+{
+    function uiExchange(&$uiBase)
+    {
+        $this->Base         =& $uiBase;
+    }
+    
+    function getBackupToken()
+    {
+        return "12345";
+        
+        $token = $this->Base->gb->loadPref($this->Base->sessid, UI_BACKUPTOKEN_KEY);
+        
+        if (PEAR::isError($token)) {
+            return false;    
+        }
+        
+        return $token;
+        
+    }
+    
+    function createBackupOpen()
+    {
+        $criteria = array('filetype' => UI_FILETYPE_ANY);
+        $token = $this->Base->gb->createBackupOpen($this->Base->sessid, $criteria);
+        
+        if (PEAR::isError($token)) {
+            $this->Base->_retMsg('Error initializing backup: $1', $token->getMessage());
+            return false;    
+        }
+        
+        $this->createBackupCheck();
+        
+        $this->Base->gb->savePref($this->Base->sessid, UI_BACKUPTOKEN_KEY, $token);
+        
+        return true;
+    }       
+    
+    function createBackupCheck()
+    {
+        return array('status' => 'susccess', 'tmpfile' => '/tmp/xxx.backup');
+        
+        
+        
+        $token = $this->getBackupToken();
+        
+        if ($token === false) {
+            return flase;    
+        }       
+        
+        $res   = $this->Base->gb->createBackupCheck($token);
+        
+        if (PEAR::isError($res)) {
+            $this->Base->_retMsg('Unable to check backup status: $1', $res->getMessage());
+            return false;    
+        }
+        
+        return $res;
+    }
+    
+    function createBackupClose()
+    {
+        $token  = $token = $this->getBackupToken(); 
+        
+        if ($token === false) {
+            $this->Base->_retMsg('Token not available');
+            return false;    
+        } 
+        
+        $status = $this->Base->gb->createBackupClose($token);   
+        
+        if (PEAR::isError($status)) {
+            $this->Base->_retMsg('Error closing backup: $1', $status->getMessage());
+            return false;    
+        }
+        
+        if ($status === true) {
+            $this->Base->gb->delPref($this->Base->sessid, UI_BACKUPTOKEN_KEY);        
+        }
+        
+        return $status;
+    }
+}
+?>
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