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diff --git a/HLT/BASE/AliHLTDataSink.h b/HLT/BASE/AliHLTDataSink.h
index 2852e0bd468..38d93e4e023 100644
--- a/HLT/BASE/AliHLTDataSink.h
+++ b/HLT/BASE/AliHLTDataSink.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//-*- Mode: C++ -*-
 // @(#) $Id$
 
 #ifndef ALIHLTDATASINK_H
@@ -12,6 +13,12 @@
     @note   The class is used in Offline (AliRoot) context
 */
 
+// see below for class documentation
+// or
+// refer to README to build package
+// or
+// visit http://web.ift.uib.no/~kjeks/doc/alice-hlt   
+
 #include "AliHLTComponent.h"
 
 /**
@@ -24,8 +31,6 @@
  * - @ref DumpEvent
  * - @ref GetComponentID
  * - @ref GetInputDataTypes
- * - @ref GetOutputDataType
- * - @ref GetOutputDataSize
  * - @ref Spawn
  *
  * @ingroup alihlt_component
@@ -43,14 +48,13 @@ class AliHLTDataSink : public AliHLTComponent {
    * preparation of data structures. The call is redirected to DumpEvent.
    * @return neg. error code if failed
    */
-  int ProcessEvent( const AliHLTComponent_EventData& evtData,
-		    const AliHLTComponent_BlockData* blocks, 
-		    AliHLTComponent_TriggerData& trigData,
+  int DoProcessing( const AliHLTComponentEventData& evtData,
+		    const AliHLTComponentBlockData* blocks, 
+		    AliHLTComponentTriggerData& trigData,
 		    AliHLTUInt8_t* outputPtr, 
 		    AliHLTUInt32_t& size,
-		    AliHLTUInt32_t& outputBlockCnt, 
-		    AliHLTComponent_BlockData*& outputBlocks,
-		    AliHLTComponent_EventDoneData*& edd );
+		    vector<AliHLTComponentBlockData>& outputBlocks,
+		    AliHLTComponentEventDoneData*& edd );
 
   // Information member functions for registration.
 
@@ -60,17 +64,42 @@ class AliHLTDataSink : public AliHLTComponent {
    */
   TComponentType GetComponentType() { return AliHLTComponent::kSink;}
 
- private:
   /**
-   * Data processing method for the component.
+   * Default implementation for all data sinks.
+   * There are no output data types.
+   */
+  AliHLTComponentDataType GetOutputDataType();
+
+  /**
+   * Default implementation for all data sinks.
+   * There is no output data.
+   */
+  void GetOutputDataSize( unsigned long& constBase, double& inputMultiplier );
+
+ protected:
+
+  /**
+   * The low-level data processing method for the component.
+   * This is the custom processing method and can be overloaded by 
+   * the component.
    * @param evtData       event data structure
    * @param blocks        input data block descriptors
    * @param trigData	  trigger data structure
    */
-  virtual int DumpEvent( const AliHLTComponent_EventData& evtData,
-			 const AliHLTComponent_BlockData* blocks, 
-			 AliHLTComponent_TriggerData& trigData ) = 0;
+  virtual int DumpEvent( const AliHLTComponentEventData& evtData,
+		 const AliHLTComponentBlockData* blocks, 
+		 AliHLTComponentTriggerData& trigData );
+
+  /**
+   * The high-level data processing method.
+   * This is the default processing method; the method is called
+   * if no low level @ref DumpEvent method is overloaded by the component.
+   * @param evtData       event data structure
+   * @param trigData	  trigger data structure
+   */
+  virtual int DumpEvent( const AliHLTComponentEventData& evtData, AliHLTComponentTriggerData& trigData);
+
 
-  ClassDef(AliHLTDataSink, 0)
+  ClassDef(AliHLTDataSink, 1)
 };
 #endif