@protocol MyBackgroundTaskDelegate
@required
- (void) progress: (float) value; // 0.0…1.0
@optional
- (void) workingOn: (NSString*) msg; // @"Doing this, doing that…"
@end

// Starting our background task...
[MyTask startComputationWithProgressHandler: ^(float progress, NSString* msg)
{
    // Switching to the main thread because all UI stuff should go there...
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^()
    {
        self.progressIndicator.progress = progress;
        self.informationalMessage = msg;
    });
}];

@property(readonly, atomic) float progress;
@property(readonly, atomic) NSString* message;