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* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.debug.core.sourcelookup;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugPlugin;
/**
* A source path computer computes the default source lookup path (set of source
* containers that should be considered) for a launch configuration.
* <p>
* A source path computer is contributed in plug-in XML via the
* <code>sourcePathComputers</code> extension point, that provides a delegate
* to compute the path specific to a launch configuration. Following
* is an example contribution.
* <pre>
* &lt;extension point=&quot;org.eclipse.debug.core.sourcePathComputers&quot;&gt;
* &lt;sourcePathComputer
* id=&quot;org.eclipse.example.exampleSourcePathComputer&quot;
* class=&quot;org.eclipse.example.SourcePathComputer&quot;&gt;
* &lt;/sourcePathComputer&gt;
* &lt;/extension&gt;
* </pre>
* </p>
* <p>
* A source path computer can be associated with a launch configuration type
* via the <code>sourcePathComputerId</code> attribute of a launch configuration
* type extension. As well, a launch configuration can specify its own
* source path computer to use via the <code>ATTR_SOURCE_PATH_COMPUTER_ID</code>
* attribute.
* </p>
* <p>
* Clients are not intended to implement this interface. Instead, clients contributing
* a source path computer provide an implementation of
* {@link org.eclipse.debug.core.sourcelookup.ISourcePathComputerDelegate}.
* </p>
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface ISourcePathComputer extends ISourcePathComputerDelegate {
/**
* Launch configuration attribute to specify a source path computer
* that should be used for a launch configuration. The value is an identifer
* of a source path computer extension, or unspecified (<code>null</code>), if the
* default source path computer should be used. A default source path computer
* can be associated with a launch configuration type.
*/
public static final String ATTR_SOURCE_PATH_COMPUTER_ID = DebugPlugin.getUniqueIdentifier() + ".SOURCE_PATH_COMPUTER_ID"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Returns the unique identifier for this source path computer.
*
* @return the unique identifier for this source path computer
*/
public String getId();
}