bundles/org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts/src/org/eclipse/e4/core/contexts/RunAndTrack.java

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package org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts;

import java.util.Stack;
import org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.contexts.Computation;
import org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.contexts.EclipseContext;

/**
 * Instances of this class contain behavior that is executed within an
 * {@link IEclipseContext}. The context records all values accessed by this
 * object, and will re-evaluate this runnable whenever any accessed value changes.
 *
 * @see IEclipseContext#runAndTrack(RunAndTrack)
 * @since 1.3
 */
abstract public class RunAndTrack {

	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of trackable computation
	 */
	public RunAndTrack() {
		// placeholder
	}

	/**
	 * This method is initially called by the framework when an instance of this
	 * class is associated with the context via {@link IEclipseContext#runAndTrack(RunAndTrack)}.
	 * <p>
	 * After the initial call this method is executed when one or more values it retrieved
	 * from the context change.
	 * </p>
	 * @param context modified context
	 * @return <code>true</code> to continue to be called on updates; <code>false</code> otherwise
	 */
	abstract public boolean changed(IEclipseContext context);

	/**
	 * Use this method to wrap calls to external code. For instance, while in {@link #changed(IEclipseContext)}.
	 * consider calling listeners from this method. This wrapper will pause dependency recording while
	 * in the 3rd party code, reducing potential dependency circularity issues.
	 * @param runnable
	 */
	synchronized protected void runExternalCode(Runnable runnable) {
		Stack<Computation> computationStack = EclipseContext.getCalculatedComputations();
		computationStack.push(null);
		try {
			runnable.run();
		} finally {
			computationStack.pop();
		}
	}

}