org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/breakpoints/IBreakpointOrganizer.java

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package org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.views.breakpoints;

import org.eclipse.debug.ui.IBreakpointOrganizerDelegate;
import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;

/**
 * A breakpoint organizer is used to categorize breakpoints and provides
 * change notification when categorization has changed. Breakpoint organizers
 * are contributed via the <code>breakpointOrganizers</code> extension point.
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented. Clients contributing a breakpoint
 * organizer are intended to implement <code>IBreakpointOrganizerDelegate</code>.
 * </p>
 * @since 3.1
 */
public interface IBreakpointOrganizer extends IBreakpointOrganizerDelegate {
    
    /**
     * Returns a label for this breakpoint organizer.
     * 
     * @return a label for this breakpoint organizer
     */
    public String getLabel();
    
    /**
     * Returns an image descriptor for this breakpoint organizer or <code>null</code>.
     * 
     * @return an image descriptor for this breakpoint organizer or <code>null</code>
     */
    public ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor();
    
    /**
     * Returns a unique identifier for this breakpoint organizer.
     * 
     * @return a unique identifier for this breakpoint organizer
     */
    public String getIdentifier();
    
    /**
     * Returns the label for breakpoints that do not fall into a category
     * for this organizer.
     * 
     * @return label for breakpoints that do not fall into a category
     * for this organizer
     */
    public String getOthersLabel();

}