jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.ui/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jpa/ui/details/JpaDetailsProvider.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.ui.details;

import org.eclipse.jpt.common.ui.WidgetFactory;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.JpaStructureNode;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;

/**
 * This provider is responsible for creating the {@link JpaDetailsPageManager}
 * responsible for showing the information for a structure node ID.
 * <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.
 * 
 * @version 3.0
 * @since 2.0
 * 
 * @see JpaDetailsPageManager
 */
public interface JpaDetailsProvider {
	/**
	 * Return whether the provider can build a details page manager for the
	 * specified JPA structure node.
	 */
	boolean providesDetails(JpaStructureNode structureNode);

	/**
	 * Build a new details page manager with the specified parent and widget
	 * factory.
	 */
	// TODO pass in JpaUiFactory so these pages can be built using the factory and overridden?
	JpaDetailsPageManager<? extends JpaStructureNode> buildDetailsPageManager(
			Composite parent,
			WidgetFactory widgetFactory);
}