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 */

#include "nsISupports.idl"


interface nsIMenuItem;


//
// nsIMenuCommandDispatcher
//
// A central manager for registering and unregistering CommandIDs
// and their associated content node in the DOM.
//

[scriptable, uuid(d1969b7e-1dd1-11b2-a442-c5a01ae643d1)]
interface nsIMenuCommandDispatcher : nsISupports
{
    // Given a menu item, creates a unique 4-character command ID and
    // maps it to the item. Returns the id for use by the client.
  unsigned long Register ( in nsIMenuItem aItem ) ;
  
    // Removes the mapping between the given 4-character command ID
    // and its associated menu item.
  void Unregister ( in unsigned long aCommandID ) ;
  
}; // nsIMenuCommandDispatcher