[Adium-devl] Distant objects

[Joe Ranieri]

Here's a small patch for distant object support:

===================================================================
--- /Users/joe/adium/Source/AIAdium.m   (revision 19524)
+++ /Users/joe/adium/Source/AIAdium.m   (working copy)
@@ -435,6 +435,15 @@
         pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
         [applescriptabilityController controllerDidLoad];
         [statusController controllerDidLoad];
+
+       // how that we have everything inited, let's broadcast our  
presence
+       NSConnection * connection = [NSConnection defaultConnection];
+       [connection setRootObject:self];
+       [connection registerName:@"com.adiumx.adiumx"];
+
+       [[NSDistributedNotificationCenter defaultCenter]  
postNotificationName:@"AdiumLaunchedDistNotification"
+                                                                        
           object:nil];
+
         //Open the preferences if we were unable to because  
application:openFile: was called before we got here
         [self openAppropriatePreferencesIfNeeded];
@@ -648,6 +657,11 @@
//Other  
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
-------------------------------
#pragma mark Other
+// while code running in this process can access NSApplication,  
distant objects can't
+- (NSApplication *)application {
+       return [NSApplication sharedApplication];
+}
+
//If Adium was launched by double-clicking an associated file, we get  
this call after willFinishLaunching but before
//didFinishLaunching
- (BOOL)application:(NSApplication *)theApplication openFile: 
(NSString *)filename




and an example project:
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) {
     NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
	NSDistantObject * adium = [[NSConnection  
rootProxyForConnectionWithRegisteredName:@"com.adiumx.adiumx"
																				 host:nil] retain];

	[adium showAboutBox:nil];
	[[adium application] activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];

     [pool release];
     return 0;
}



-- Joe Ranieri