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+/* Copyright 2016 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 or at
+ * https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Functions that support project name checks when
+ * creating a new project.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Function that communicates with the server.
+ * @param {string} projectName The proposed project name.
+ */
+async function checkProjectName(projectName) {
+  const message = {
+    project_name: projectName
+  };
+  const response = await window.prpcClient.call(
+      'monorail.Projects', 'CheckProjectName', message);
+  if (response.error) {
+    $('projectnamefeedback').textContent = response.error;
+    $('submit_btn').disabled = 'disabled';
+  }
+}
+
+// Make this function globally available
+_CP_checkProjectName = checkProjectName;