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#ifndef _MIDP_START_VM_H
#define _MIDP_START_VM_H


/**
 * @defgroup eventsystem Event System Porting Interface
 * @ingroup events
 */

/**
 * @file
 * @ingroup eventsystem
 *
 * @brief Porting interface for starting up VM in master or slave mode.
 */

#include <midpString.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * Runs the VM in either master or slave mode depending on the
 * platform. It does not return until the VM is finished. In slave mode
 * it will contain a system event loop.
 *
 * @param classPath string containing the class path
 * @param mainClass string containing the main class for the VM to run.
 * @param argc the number of arguments to pass to the main method
 * @param argv the arguments to pass to the main method
 *
 * @return exit status of the VM
 */
extern int midpRunVm(JvmPathChar* classPath,
                     char* mainClass,
                     int argc,
                     char** argv);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* _MIDP_START_VM_H */
