+namespace Dolphin
+{
+QList<QUrl> validateUris(const QStringList &uriList);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the home url which is defined in General Settings
+ */
+QUrl homeUrl();
+
+enum class OpenNewWindowFlag { None = 0, Select = 1 << 1 };
+Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(OpenNewWindowFlags, OpenNewWindowFlag)
+
+/**
+ * Opens a new Dolphin window
+ */
+void openNewWindow(const QList<QUrl> &urls = {}, QWidget *window = nullptr, const OpenNewWindowFlags &flags = OpenNewWindowFlag::None);
+
+/**
+ * Attaches URLs to an existing Dolphin instance if possible.
+ * If @p preferredService is a valid dbus service, it will be tried first.
+ * @p preferredService needs to support the org.kde.dolphin.MainWindow dbus interface with the /dolphin/Dolphin_1 path.
+ * Returns true if the URLs were successfully attached.
+ */
+bool attachToExistingInstance(const QList<QUrl> &inputUrls, bool openFiles, bool splitView, const QString &preferredService, const QString &activationToken);