org.eclipse.jdt.launching/launching/org/eclipse/jdt/launching/sourcelookup/IJavaSourceLocation.java

package org.eclipse.jdt.launching.sourcelookup;

/*
 * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001.
 * All Rights Reserved.
 */

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable;
 
/**
 * A source location defines the location of a repository
 * of source code. A source location is capable of retrieving
 * source elements.
 * <p>
 * For example, a source location could be a project, zip/archive
 * file, or a directory in the file system.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This interface is may be implemented.
 * </p>
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface IJavaSourceLocation extends IAdaptable {
	
	/**
	 * Returns an object representing the source code
	 * for a type with the specified name, or <code>null</code>
	 * if none could be found. The name is
	 * a fully qualified type name, and may contain the '$'
	 * character when referring to inner types. For example,
	 * <code>java.lang.String</code>. The source element 
	 * returned is implementation specific - for example, a
	 * resource, a local file, a zip file entry, etc.
	 * 
	 * @param name fully qualified name of the type for which
	 * 		source is being searched for
	 * @return source element
	 * @exception CoreException if an exception occurs while searching
	 *  for the specified source element
	 */
	public Object findSourceElement(String name) throws CoreException;
	
	/**
	 * Returns a memento for this source location from which this
	 * source location can be reconstructed.
	 * 
	 * @return a memento for this source location
	 * @exception CoreException if unable to create a memento
	 */
	public String getMemento() throws CoreException;
	
	/**
	 * Initializes this source location from the given memento.
	 * 
	 * @param memento a memento generated by this source location
	 * @exception CoreException if unable to initialize this source
	 * 	location
	 */
	public void initializeFrom(String memento) throws CoreException;

}