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+// 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.
+
+try {
+var runtime = require('cordova-plugin-chrome-apps-runtime.runtime');
+} catch(e) {}
+
+// Typical Usage:
+//
+// if (fail_condition)
+//   return callbackWithError('You should blah blah', fail, optional_args_to_fail...)
+function callbackWithError(msg, callback) {
+  var err;
+  if (typeof msg == 'string') {
+    err = { 'message' : msg };
+  } else {
+    err = msg;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
+    console.error(err.message);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    if (typeof runtime !== 'undefined') {
+      runtime.lastError = err;
+    } else {
+      console.error(err.message);
+    }
+
+    callback.apply(null, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2));
+  } finally {
+    if (typeof runtime !== 'undefined')
+      delete runtime.lastError;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  callbackWithError: callbackWithError
+};