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package org.eclipse.ltk.internal.core.refactoring.history;

import org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.RefactoringDescriptorProxy;
import org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.RefactoringStatus;

/**
 * A query interface to decide whether a refactoring descriptor may be deleted.
 * <p>
 * Clients should be aware that the methods defined by this interface can be
 * called from a non-user interface thread.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 3.2
 */
public interface IRefactoringDescriptorDeleteQuery {

	/**
	 * Have any refactoring descriptors been deleted?
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if any descriptors have been deleted,
	 *         <code>true</code> otherwise
	 */
	public boolean hasDeletions();

	/**
	 * Returns whether the current delete operation can be executed.
	 * <p>
	 * The refactoring descriptor will considered to be deleted only if this
	 * method returns a status of severity {@link RefactoringStatus#OK}.<br>
	 * If a status of severity {@link RefactoringStatus#FATAL} is returned, the
	 * entire operation which this deletion if part of is considered to be
	 * aborted.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param proxy
	 *            the refactoring descriptor proxy to delete
	 * @return a refactoring status describing the outcome of the user prompt
	 */
	public RefactoringStatus proceed(RefactoringDescriptorProxy proxy);
}