1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 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 c4b3a6384f56..86e322f6e0e3 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ApplicationStarterEx.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ApplicationStarterEx.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.application;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
 /**
  * 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.
@@ -28,5 +30,10 @@ public abstract class ApplicationStarterEx implements ApplicationStarter {
     return false;
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
   public void processExternalCommandLine(String[] args) { }
+
+  public void processExternalCommandLine(String[] args, @Nullable String currentDirectory) {
+    processExternalCommandLine(args);
+  }
 }