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* Copyright (c) 2009 Freescale Semiconductor and others.
*
* This program and the accompanying materials
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* https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
*
* Contributors:
* Freescale Semiconductor - initial API and implementation � Bug 241336
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.viewers.model.provisional;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TreePath;
/**
* A model proxy factory creates model proxies for elements based on
* specific presentation contexts. A model proxy factory is provided for
* a model element by registering a model proxy factory adapter for
* an element.
* <p>
* This interface is an alternative to the {@link IModelProxyFactory}
* interface. Unlike its predecessor <code>IModelProxyFactory2</code> allows
* the full path to the tree element to be specified when creating an
* <code>IModelProxy<code> instance. Using the full patch allows models to
* provide proper model deltas even if the root element of this proxy is at
* variable or unknown location in the viewer.
* </p>
* <p>
* Clients may implement this interface.
* </p>
* @see IModelProxyFactory
* @see IModelProxy
* @see IModelDelta
*
* @since 3.6
*/
public interface IModelProxyFactory2 {
/**
* Creates and returns a model proxy for the given element in the specified
* context or <code>null</code> if none.
*
* @param input viewer input context
* @param path to model element to create a model proxy for
* @param context presentation context
* @return model proxy or <code>null</code>
*/
IModelProxy createTreeModelProxy(Object input, TreePath path, IPresentationContext context);
}