1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/chattab.h b/src/gui/widgets/chattab.h
index 3d92e57f..ccb85d2a 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/chattab.h
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/chattab.h
@@ -95,8 +95,27 @@ class ChatTab : public Tab
          */
         void scroll(int amount);
 
+        /**
+         * Clears the text from the tab
+         */
         void clearText();
 
+        /**
+         * Add any extra help text to the output. Allows tabs to define help
+         * for commands defined by the tab itself.
+         */
+        virtual void showHelp() {}
+
+        /**
+         * Handle special commands. Allows a tab to handle commands it
+         * defines itself.
+         *
+         * @returns true  if the command was handled
+         *          false if the command was not handled
+         */
+        virtual bool handleCommand(std::string type, std::string args)
+        { return false; }
+
     protected:
         friend class ChatWindow;
         friend class WhisperWindow;