org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/viewers/model/provisional/IPresentationContext.java

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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *     Pawel Piech (Wind River) - added a breadcrumb mode to Debug view (Bug 252677)
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package org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.viewers.model.provisional;

import org.eclipse.jface.util.IPropertyChangeListener;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow;

/**
 * Context in which an asynchronous request has been made.
 * <p>
 * Clients may implement and extend this interface to provide
 * special contexts. Implementations must subclass {@link PresentationContext}.
 * </p>
 * @since 3.2
 */
public interface IPresentationContext {

	/**
	 * Property name used for property change notification when the columns
	 * in a presentation context change.
	 */
	public static final String PROPERTY_COLUMNS = "PROPERTY_COLUMNS"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Property indicating whether the presentation context is disposed.
	 * It is set to <code>Boolean.TRUE</code> after the presentation context
	 * is disposed. This property may be <code>null</code>, which indicates
	 * that context is not yet disposed.
	 *
	 * @since 3.6
	 */
	public static final String PROPERTY_DISPOSED = "PROPERTY_DISPOSED"; //$NON-NLS-1$

    /**
     * Returns identifiers of the visible columns in the order
     * labels should be provided, or <code>null</code> if columns
     * are not being displayed. Label providers use this
     * information.
     *
     * @return visible column identifiers or <code>null</code>
     * @see IColumnPresentation
     */
    public String[] getColumns();

    /**
     * Registers the given listener for property change notification.
     *
     * @param listener property listener
     */
    public void addPropertyChangeListener(IPropertyChangeListener listener);

    /**
     * Unregisters the given listener from property change notification.
     *
     * @param listener property listener.
     */
    public void removePropertyChangeListener(IPropertyChangeListener listener);

    /**
     * Returns the id of this presentation context. Usually this is the id of
     * the associated part. However, when no part is associated with this context,
     * the id may exist on its own. Allows for a context that is not tied to a part.
     *
     * @return id
     * @since 3.3
     */
    public String getId();

    /**
     * Sets the specified property and notifies listeners of changes.
     *
     * @param property property name
     * @param value property value
     */
    public void setProperty(String property, Object value);

    /**
     * Returns the property with the specified name or <code>null</code>
     * if none.
     *
     * @param property property name
     * @return property value or <code>null</code>
     */
    public Object getProperty(String property);

    /**
     * Disposes this presentation context. Called by the framework
     * when the associated viewer is disposed.
     */
    public void dispose();

    /**
     * Returns all keys of properties currently set in this context,
     * possibly an empty collection
     *
     * @return keys of all current properties
     * @since 3.4
     */
    public String[] getProperties();

    /**
     * Returns the part that this presentation context is associated with.
     * May return <code>null</code> if the presentation is not associated
     * with a part.
     *
     * @return IWorkbenchPart or <code>null</code>
     * @since 3.6
     */
    public IWorkbenchPart getPart();

    /**
     * Returns the window that this presentation context is associated with.
     * May return <code>null</code> if the presentation is not associated
     * with a window.
     *
     * @return IWorkbenchWindow or <code>null</code>
     * @since 3.6
     */
    public IWorkbenchWindow getWindow();

}