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+package jalview.ext.rbvi.chimera;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import ext.edu.ucsf.rbvi.strucviz2.ChimeraManager;
+import ext.edu.ucsf.rbvi.strucviz2.StructureManager;
+
+/**
+ * A class to help Jalview start, stop and send commands to ChimeraX.
+ * <p>
+ * Much of the functionality is common with Chimera, so for convenience we
+ * extend ChimeraManager, however note this class is <em>not</em> based on the
+ * Cytoscape class at
+ * {@code https://github.com/RBVI/structureVizX/blob/master/src/main/java/edu/ucsf/rbvi/structureVizX/internal/model/ChimeraManager.java}.
+ *
+ * @author gmcarstairs
+ *
+ */
+public class ChimeraXManager extends ChimeraManager
+{
+
+ public ChimeraXManager(StructureManager structureManager)
+ {
+ super(structureManager);
+ }
+
+ public boolean isChimeraX()
+ {
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns "POST" as the HTTP request method to use for REST service calls to ChimeraX
+ * @return
+ */
+ protected String getHttpRequestMethod()
+ {
+ return "GET";
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Adds command-line arguments to start the REST server
+ */
+ protected void addLaunchArguments(List<String> args)
+ {
+ args.add("--cmd");
+ args.add("remote rest start");
+ }
+
+}