/*
 * Copyright (c) 2019 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
 * 
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 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
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 */

namespace SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.WindowsApi
{
	/// <summary>
	/// The factory for processes, to be used whenever a new process needs to be created (for internal components and third-party applications).
	/// </summary>
	public interface IProcessFactory
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Allows to define the desktop on which new processes should be started. If no startup desktop is specified, processes will be
		/// started on the same desktop which was active when the application itself was started.
		/// </summary>
		IDesktop StartupDesktop { set; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Starts a new process with the given command-line arguments.
		/// </summary>
		/// <exception cref="System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception">If the process could not be started.</exception>
		IProcess StartNew(string path, params string[] args);
	}
}