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unit LHelpControl;
{
Starts, stops and controls external help viewer via IPC.
This is used to display context-sensitive help in Lazarus, and could be used in applications to do the same.
This unit serves as reference implementation and documentation of the protocol used to communicate with help viewers.
Currently, the only help viewer that supports this protocol is the lhelp CHM help viewer.
}
{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
{$IFDEF UNIX}
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public
constructor Create;
destructor Destroy; override;
// Checks whether the server is running using SimpleIPC
function ServerRunning: Boolean;
// Starts server
// Server must support a switch --ipcname that accepts the NameForServer argument to identify it for SimpleIPC
function StartHelpServer(NameForServer: String; ServerEXE: String = ''): Boolean;
// Shows URL in the HelpFileName file by sending a TUrlRequest
function OpenURL(HelpFileName: String; Url: String): TLHelpResponse;
// Shows help for Context in the HelpFileName file by sending a TContextRequest request
function OpenContext(HelpFileName: String; Context: THelpContext): TLHelpResponse;
// Opens HelpFileName by sending a TContextRequest
function OpenFile(HelpFileName: String): TLHelpResponse;
property ProcessWhileWaiting: TProcedureOfObject read FProcessWhileWaiting write FProcessWhileWaiting;
end;