plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/func/ILayout.java

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package org.eclipse.graphiti.func;

import org.eclipse.graphiti.features.context.ILayoutContext;

/**
 * The Interface ILayout.
 * 
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
 */
public interface ILayout {

	/**
	 * Checks whether the current pictogram element of the given context can be
	 * layouted.
	 * 
	 * @param context
	 *            the context
	 * 
	 * @return true if update is possible
	 */
	boolean canLayout(ILayoutContext context);

	/**
	 * Layoutes the pictogram element.
	 * 
	 * @param context
	 *            the context
	 * 
	 * @return true, if update process was successfull
	 */
	boolean layout(ILayoutContext context);
}