Add a commandline flag to chrome to validate crx files

chrome/browser/extensions/startup_helper.h

 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #ifndef CHROME_BROWSER_EXTENSIONS_STARTUP_HELPER_H_
 #define CHROME_BROWSER_EXTENSIONS_STARTUP_HELPER_H_
 
 #include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
 #include "chrome/browser/extensions/pack_extension_job.h"
 
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   virtual void OnPackSuccess(
       const base::FilePath& crx_path,
       const base::FilePath& output_private_key_path) OVERRIDE;
   virtual void OnPackFailure(const std::string& error_message,
                              ExtensionCreator::ErrorType type) OVERRIDE;
 
   // Handle --pack-extension flag from the |cmd_line| by packing the specified
   // extension. Returns false if the pack job failed.
   bool PackExtension(const CommandLine& cmd_line);
 
+  // Validates a crx at the path given by the --validate-extension flag - can
+  // it be installed? Returns true if the crx is valid, or false otherwise.
+  // If the return value is false, a description of the problem may be written
+  // into |error|.
+  bool ValidateCrx(const CommandLine& cmd_line, std::string* error);
+
   // Handle --uninstall-extension flag from the |cmd_line| by uninstalling the
   // specified extension from |profile|. Returns false if the uninstall job
   // could not be started.
   bool UninstallExtension(const CommandLine& cmd_line, Profile* profile);
 
   // Handle --install-from-webstore flag from |cmd_line| by downloading
   // metadata from the webstore for the given id, prompting the user to
   // confirm, and then downloading the crx and installing it.
   bool InstallFromWebstore(const CommandLine& cmd_line, Profile* profile);
 
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  private:
   scoped_refptr<PackExtensionJob> pack_job_;
   bool pack_job_succeeded_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(StartupHelper);
 };
 
 }  // namespace extensions
 
 #endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_EXTENSIONS_STARTUP_HELPER_H_