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+#reader scribble/reader
+#lang scheme/base
+(require (for-syntax scheme/base)
+         scribble/srcdoc
+         scheme/class
+         scheme/gui/base
+         scheme/contract)
+(require/doc scheme/base scribble/manual)
+
+(define-syntax (language-object-abstraction stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(_ id)
+     (with-syntax ([ctc
+                    #'(object-contract
+                       (config-panel (-> (is-a?/c area-container<%>)
+                                         (case-> (-> any/c void?)
+                                                 (-> any/c))))
+                       (create-executable (-> any/c
+                                              (or/c (is-a?/c dialog%) (is-a?/c frame%))
+                                              path?
+                                              void?))
+                       (default-settings (-> any/c))
+                       (default-settings? (-> any/c boolean?))
+                       (order-manuals (-> (listof bytes?)
+                                          (values (listof bytes?) boolean?)))
+                       (front-end/complete-program (-> input-port?
+                                                       any/c
+                                                       (-> any/c)))
+                       (front-end/interaction (-> input-port?
+                                                  any/c
+                                                  (-> any/c)))
+                       (get-language-name (-> string?))
+                       (get-language-numbers (-> (cons/c number? (listof number?))))
+                       (get-language-position (-> (cons/c string? (listof string?))))
+                       (get-language-url (-> (or/c false/c string?)))
+                       (get-one-line-summary (-> string?))
+                       (get-comment-character (-> (values string? char?)))
+                       (get-style-delta 
+                        (-> (or/c false/c
+                                  (is-a?/c style-delta%)
+                                  (listof 
+                                   (list/c (is-a?/c style-delta%)
+                                           number?
+                                           number?)))))
+                       (marshall-settings (-> any/c printable/c))
+                       (on-execute (-> any/c (-> (-> any) any) any))
+                       (render-value (-> any/c 
+                                         any/c
+                                         output-port?
+                                         void?))
+                       (render-value/format (-> any/c 
+                                                any/c
+                                                output-port?
+                                                (or/c number? (symbols 'infinity))
+                                                any))
+                       (unmarshall-settings (-> printable/c any))
+                       
+                       
+                       (capability-value (-> symbol? any))
+                       
+                       #;
+                       (capability-value 
+                        (->d ([s (and/c symbol? 
+                                        drscheme:language:capability-registered?)])
+                             ()
+                             [res (drscheme:language:get-capability-contract s)])))])
+       #'(begin
+           (define id ctc)
+           (provide/doc
+            (thing-doc id
+                       contract?
+                       @{@schemeblock[ctc]}))))]))
+
+(language-object-abstraction drscheme:language:object/c)