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+/* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ * Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+ * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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+ *
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+ *
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+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2009
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ *      Joe Walker (jwalker@mozilla.com)
+ *      Kevin Dangoor (kdangoor@mozilla.com)
+ *
+ * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+ * either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
+ * the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
+ * in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
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+ *
+ * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+define(function(require, exports, module) {
+
+var canon = require("pilot/canon");
+var SelectionType = require("pilot/types/basic").SelectionType;
+var types = require("pilot/types");
+
+
+/**
+ * Select from the available commands
+ */
+var command = new SelectionType({
+    name: 'command',
+    data: function() {
+        return canon.getCommandNames();
+    },
+    stringify: function(command) {
+        return command.name;
+    },
+    parse: function(value) {
+        var conversion = SelectionType.prototype.parse.call(this, value);
+        if (conversion.value) {
+            conversion.value = canon.getCommand(conversion.value);
+        }
+        else {
+            conversion.message = 'Several possibilities for \'' + value + '\'';
+        }
+        return conversion;
+    }
+});
+
+
+/**
+ * Registration and de-registration.
+ */
+exports.startup = function() {
+    types.registerType(command);
+};
+
+exports.shutdown = function() {
+    types.unregisterType(command);
+};
+
+
+});