bundles/org.eclipse.emf.ecp.emf2web/src/org/eclipse/emf/ecp/emf2web/util/ReferenceHelper.java

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 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
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 * Contributors:
 * Stefan Dirix - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.emf.ecp.emf2web.util;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecp.view.spi.model.VDomainModelReference;

/**
 * A helper class for the handling of {@link VDomainModelReference}s.
 *
 * @author Stefan Dirix
 *
 */
public interface ReferenceHelper {
	/**
	 * Determines a string representation for the given {@code reference}, for example a path.
	 *
	 * @param reference
	 *            The {@link VDomainModelReference} for which a string representation is to be determined.
	 * @return
	 * 		The string representation of the given {@code reference}.
	 */
	String getStringRepresentation(VDomainModelReference reference);

	/**
	 * Determines a label for the given {@code reference}.
	 *
	 * @param reference
	 *            The {@link VDomainModelReference} for which a label is to be determined.
	 * @return
	 * 		The label for the given {@code reference}.
	 */
	String getLabel(VDomainModelReference reference);
}