1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ApplicationStarterEx.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ApplicationStarterEx.java
index f84fc1481547..c4b3a6384f56 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ApplicationStarterEx.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ApplicationStarterEx.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2011 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,11 +16,17 @@
 package com.intellij.openapi.application;
 
 /**
- * Implementors of this interface declared via {@link com.intellij.ExtensionPoints#APPLICATION_STARTER} are also capable of processing
- * an external command line within a running IntelliJ Platform instance.
-
+ * Implementers of the interface declared via {@link com.intellij.ExtensionPoints#APPLICATION_STARTER}
+ * may be capable of processing an external command line within a running IntelliJ Platform instance.
+ *
  * @author yole
  */
-public interface ApplicationStarterEx extends ApplicationStarter {
-  void processExternalCommandLine(String[] args);
+public abstract class ApplicationStarterEx implements ApplicationStarter {
+  public abstract boolean isHeadless();
+
+  public boolean canProcessExternalCommandLine() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  public void processExternalCommandLine(String[] args) { }
 }