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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.ui;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.JpaPlatform;
/**
* This interface is to be implemented by a JPA vendor to provide extensions to
* JPA UI functionality. This is intended to work in conjunction with a core
* JPA platform ({@link JpaPlatform}) implementation with the same ID.
* <p>
* Any implementation should be <em>stateless</em> in nature.
* <p>
* The "generic" extension supplies UI for the core platform extension with the same
* ID.
* <p>
* See the extension point: <code>org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.ui.jpaPlatformUis</code>
* <p>
* Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
* under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
* stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
* pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
* will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
*/
public interface JpaPlatformUiProvider {
/**
* Return the platform's resource UI definitions.
*/
Iterable<ResourceUiDefinition> getResourceUiDefinitions();
}