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+import {Plugin, Cordova} from './plugin';
+
+/**
+* @name Background Mode
+* @description
+* The ActionSheet plugin shows a native list of options the user can choose from.
+*
+* Requires Cordova plugin: `cordova-plugin-actionsheet`. For more info, please see the [ActionSheet plugin docs](https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/cordova-plugin-actionsheet).
+*
+* @usage
+* ```ts
+* import {ActionSheet} from 'ionic-native';
+*
+* let buttonLabels = ['Share via Facebook', 'Share via Twitter'];
+* ActionSheet.show({
+*   'title': 'What do you want with this image?',
+*   'buttonLabels': buttonLabels,
+*   'addCancelButtonWithLabel': 'Cancel',
+*   'addDestructiveButtonWithLabel' : 'Delete'
+* }).then(buttonIndex => {
+*   console.log('Button pressed: ' + buttonLabels[buttonIndex - 1]);
+* });
+* ```
+*
+*/
+@Plugin({
+  plugin: 'cordova-plugin-background-mode',
+  pluginRef: 'cordova.plugin.background-mode',
+  repo: 'https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin-background-mode',
+  platforms: ['Android', 'iOS', 'Windows Phone 8']
+})
+export class BackgroundMode {
+  @Cordova({
+    sync: true
+  })
+  static enable(): void{}
+
+  @Cordova()
+  static disable(): void{}
+
+  @Cordova()
+  static isEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {return; }
+
+  @Cordova()
+  static isActive(): Promise<boolean> {return; }
+
+  @Cordova()
+  static setDefaults(options?:Defaults):void{}
+
+  @Cordova()
+  static configure(options?:Configure):void{}
+  /**
+  * Sets a callback for a specific event
+  * @param eventName The name of the event. Available events: activate, deactivate, failure
+  */
+  @Cordova({
+    sync: true
+  })
+  static on(eventName: string, callback: any): void {}
+}
+/**
+*Configurations avaialable only on Android
+*/
+export interface Defaults{
+  /**
+  *Title of the background task
+  */
+  title?: String;
+
+  /**
+  *The text that scrolls itself on statusbar
+  */
+  ticker?: String;
+
+  /**
+  *Description of background task
+  */
+  text?: String;
+
+}
+
+export interface Configure{
+  /**
+  *Title of the background task
+  */
+  title?: String;
+
+  /**
+  *The text that scrolls itself on statusbar
+  */
+  ticker?: String;
+
+  /**
+  *Description of background task
+  */
+  text?: String;
+
+  /**
+  *Boolean, if true plugin will not display a notification. Default is false.
+  */
+  silent?:boolean;
+
+}