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-
- #include "nsISupports.idl"
-
- interface nsICommandLine;
-
- /**
- * Handles arguments on the command line of an XUL application.
- *
- * Each handler is registered in the category "command-line-handler".
- * The entries in this category are read in alphabetical order, and each
- * category value is treated as a service contractid implementing this
- * interface.
- *
- * By convention, handler with ordinary priority should begin with "m".
- *
- * Example:
- * Category Entry Value
- * command-line-handler b-jsdebug @mozilla.org/venkman/clh;1
- * command-line-handler c-extensions @mozilla.org/extension-manager/clh;1
- * command-line-hanlder m-edit @mozilla.org/composer/clh;1
- * command-line-handler m-irc @mozilla.org/chatzilla/clh;1
- * command-line-handler y-final @mozilla.org/browser/clh-final;1
- *
- * @status UNDER_REVIEW This interface is intended to be frozen, but it isn't
- * frozen yet. Be careful!
- * @note What do we do about localizing helpInfo? Do we make each handler do it,
- * or provide a generic solution of some sort? Don't freeze this interface
- * without thinking about this!
- */
-
- [scriptable, uuid(d4b123df-51ee-48b1-a663-002180e60d3b)]
- interface nsICommandLineHandler : nsISupports
- {
- /**
- * Process a command line. If this handler finds arguments that it
- * understands, it should perform the appropriate actions (such as opening
- * a window), and remove the arguments from the command-line array.
- *
- * @throw NS_ERROR_ABORT to immediately cease command-line handling
- * (if this is STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH, quits the app).
- * All other exceptions are silently ignored.
- */
- void handle(in nsICommandLine aCommandLine);
-
- /**
- * When the app is launched with the -help argument, this attribute
- * is retrieved and displayed to the user (on stdout). The text should
- * have embedded newlines which wrap at 76 columns, and should include
- * a newline at the end. By convention, the right column which contains flag
- * descriptions begins at the 24th character.
- */
- readonly attribute AUTF8String helpInfo;
- };
-