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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.ui;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.JptResourceType;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.ui.jface.ItemTreeStateProviderFactoryProvider;
/**
* Resource UI definition.
* <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 ResourceUiDefinition {
/**
* Return whether the definition provides UI for resource of the specified
* type.
*/
boolean providesUi(JptResourceType resourceType);
/**
* Return the resource definition's JPA Structure View factory provider.
* This is used by the view to build and maintain its tree's content and
* labels.
*/
ItemTreeStateProviderFactoryProvider getStructureViewFactoryProvider();
}