bundles/org.eclipse.emf.ecp.ui.view.swt/src/org/eclipse/emf/ecp/view/spi/swt/ECPAdditionalRendererTester.java

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 * Eugen - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.emf.ecp.view.spi.swt;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecp.view.spi.context.ViewModelContext;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecp.view.spi.model.VElement;

/**
 * EPCRendererTester is used by the framework to find the best fitting renderer for a specific {@link ViewModelContext}.
 *
 * @author Eugen Neufeld
 * @since 1.3
 *
 */
public interface ECPAdditionalRendererTester {

	/**
	 * Check whether the provided {@link VElement} and {@link ViewModelContext} are fitting for the provided renderer.
	 *
	 * @param vElement the {@link VElement} to check
	 * @param viewModelContext the {@link ViewModelContext} to check
	 * @return false if the corresponding renderer should not be used,true otherwise.
	 */
	boolean isApplicable(VElement vElement, ViewModelContext viewModelContext);
}