Expose useful Windows API functions to Javascript

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API functions should accessible in javascript through the "phpdesktop" object, e.g. phpdesktop.SetFullscreen(). Some functions have already been exposed, see the JavascriptApi wiki page.

LaunchProcess() [ShellExecute in Windows API] - equivalent of php system/exec functions. But this one would be exposed to javascript. Advantage of this is that it is parented to root phpdesktop-chrome.exe process, so its execution continues for app's lifetime. Issue #15 provides a link to a forum topic that describes a problem with running php job in background when page is refreshed. ShellExecute would resolve this problem. Issue #163 describes implementation of LaunchProcess/ShellExecute in more details.

Open/Save file dialogs:

• See this topic: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/phpdesktop/_DWd-AmYhWQ/discussion
• SHBrowseForFolder(): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762115(v=vs.85).aspx
• GetOpenFileName(): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646927(v=vs.85).aspx
• GetSaveFileName(): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646928(v=vs.85).aspx
• Open and save as dialog boxes:
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646960(v=vs.85).aspx

CloseWindow()
ExitApplication()

The window functions below will be required for custom window themes using HTML5 (Issue #26):

ShowWindow()
HideWindow()
MinimizeWindow()
MaximizeWindow()
RestoreWindow()
MoveWindow()
ResizeWindow()

SetFullscreen() - see Issue #38 "Javascript API to set fullscreen".

Exposing the windows API functions to PHP would be in a form of a PHP example,
that shows how to use the w32api experimental extension
(http://php.net/manual/en/book.w32api.php) or something similar.

Regarding functions to show a dialog to open/save a file, or browser for folder, see what options to these functions we could expose:

• http://www.zzee.com/phpexe/help.html#zzee_link_18_1215035079
• http://www.zzee.com/phpexe/help.html#zzee_link_19_1215035079

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 26 May 2013 at 7:34