diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsURIDispatcher.cpp b/netwerk/base/src/nsURIDispatcher.cpp
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+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsURIDispatcher.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * NPL.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
+ * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
+ * Copyright (C) 1999 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
+ * Reserved.
+ */
+
+#include "nsURIDispatcher.h"
+#include "nsVoidArray.h"
+#include "nsXPIDLString.h"
+#include "nsString.h"
+
+nsURIDispatcher::nsURIDispatcher()
+{
+  NS_INIT_ISUPPORTS();
+  m_listeners = new nsVoidArray();
+}
+
+nsURIDispatcher::~nsURIDispatcher()
+{
+  if (m_listeners)
+    delete m_listeners;
+}
+
+NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS1(nsURIDispatcher, nsIURIDispatcher)
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsURIDispatcher::RegisterContentListener(nsIURIContentListener * aContentListener)
+{
+  nsresult rv = NS_OK;
+  if (m_listeners)
+    m_listeners->AppendElement(aContentListener);
+  else
+    rv = NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+
+  return rv;
+} 
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsURIDispatcher::UnRegisterContentListener(nsIURIContentListener * aContentListener)
+{
+  if (m_listeners)
+    m_listeners->RemoveElement(aContentListener);
+  return NS_OK;
+  
+}
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsURIDispatcher::OpenURI(nsIURI *aURI, nsIStreamObserver *aStreamObserver, 
+                                       nsIURIContentListener *aContentListener, nsISupports *aContext, 
+                                       nsIURI *aReferringURI)
+{
+  return NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+}
+
diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsURIDispatcher.h b/netwerk/base/src/nsURIDispatcher.h
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * NPL.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
+ * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
+ * Copyright (C) 1999 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
+ * Reserved.
+ */
+
+/* In some regards this class is a temporary class. As the new web shell
+   re-architecture begins to fall into place, the URIDispatcher will also
+   be the doc loader and this implementation will be grated onto the doc
+   loader. 
+
+   But in the current world, the uri dispatcher will be a stand alone
+   class implementation.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef nsURIDispatcher_h__
+#define nsURIDispatcher_h__
+
+#include "nsIURIDispatcher.h"
+#include "nsCOMPtr.h"
+
+#define NS_URIDISPATCHER_CID				              \
+{ /* EBBBBFE1-8BE8-11d3-989D-001083010E9B */      \
+ 0xebbbbfe1, 0x8be8, 0x11d3,                      \
+ {0x98, 0x9d, 0x0, 0x10, 0x83, 0x1, 0xe, 0x9b}}
+
+class nsVoidArray;
+
+class nsURIDispatcher : public nsIURIDispatcher
+{
+public:
+  NS_DECL_NSIURIDISPATCHER
+  NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
+
+  nsURIDispatcher();
+  virtual ~nsURIDispatcher();
+
+protected:
+  // we shouldn't need to have an owning ref count on registered
+  // content listeners because they are supposed to unregister themselves
+  // when they go away.
+  nsVoidArray * m_listeners;
+
+};
+
+#endif /* nsURIDispatcher_h__ */
+