plugins/org.eclipse.mylyn.docs.intent.client.synchronizer/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/docs/intent/client/synchronizer/listeners/GeneratedElementListener.java

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package org.eclipse.mylyn.docs.intent.client.synchronizer.listeners;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI;
import org.eclipse.mylyn.docs.intent.client.synchronizer.SynchronizerRepositoryClient;

/**
 * Listens all the generated element (external to the repository) and warn the synchronizer when one of them
 * change.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:alex.lagarde@obeo.fr">Alex Lagarde</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:william.piers@obeo.fr">William Piers</a>
 */
public interface GeneratedElementListener {

	/**
	 * Sets the synchronizer that must be notified and provides the generatedElements to listen.
	 * 
	 * @param synchronizer
	 *            the synchronizer that must be notified and provides the generatedElements to listen
	 */
	void setSynchronizer(SynchronizerRepositoryClient synchronizer);

	/**
	 * Notifies the synchronizer that the element at the given URI changed.
	 * 
	 * @param uriOfChangedElement
	 *            the URI of the changed element
	 */
	void notifySynchronizer(URI uriOfChangedElement);

	/**
	 * Adds an element to listen.
	 * 
	 * @param uri
	 *            the uri of the element to listen
	 */
	void addElementToListen(URI uri);

	/**
	 * Removes the given element of the listened elements.
	 * 
	 * @param uri
	 *            the uri of the element to remove
	 */
	void removeElementToListen(URI uri);

	/**
	 * Clears the element to listen list.
	 */
	void clearElementToListen();

	/**
	 * Disposes the listener.
	 */
	void dispose();

}