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+/**
+* client stuff that's specific to the type server
+*/
+var Client = (function(client) {
+
+  client.getData = function () {
+
+    google.script.run
+    .withFailureHandler(function(error) {
+      App.showNotification ("data retrieval error", error);
+      
+    })
+    .withSuccessHandler(function(result){
+     
+      if(result.data) {
+        Process.syncResult (result);
+      }
+      Process.startPolling();
+    })
+    .getData(Process.control.result.checksum, Utils.el("input-data-type-selection").checked);
+  };
+  
+  client.startPicker = function () {
+  
+    google.script.run
+      .withFailureHandler(function(error) {
+        App.showNotification ("Failed to save", error);
+      })
+      .withSuccessHandler(function (result) {
+      })
+      .startPicker(Process.control.code.svg.value);
+  }
+  
+  return client;
+  
+})(Client || {});
+