org.eclipse.ltk.ui.refactoring/src/org/eclipse/ltk/ui/refactoring/history/IRefactoringHistoryControl.java

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package org.eclipse.ltk.ui.refactoring.history;

import org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.RefactoringDescriptorProxy;
import org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.history.RefactoringHistory;

import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;

import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ICheckStateListener;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelectionChangedListener;

/**
 * Control which is capable of displaying parts of a refactoring history.
 * <p>
 * Clients of this interface should call <code>createControl</code> before
 * calling <code>setInput</code>.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Note: this interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see RefactoringHistoryControlConfiguration
 * @see RefactoringHistoryContentProvider
 * @see RefactoringHistoryLabelProvider
 * 
 * @since 3.2
 */
public interface IRefactoringHistoryControl {

	/**
	 * Registers the specified check state listener with this control.
	 * <p>
	 * If the listener is already registered with the control, or the control
	 * has no checkable viewer or has not yet been created, nothing happens.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 *            the listener to register
	 */
	public void addCheckStateListener(ICheckStateListener listener);

	/**
	 * Registers the specified selection changed listener with this control.
	 * <p>
	 * If the listener is already registered with the control or has not yet
	 * been created, nothing happens.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 *            the listener to register
	 */
	public void addSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener);

	/**
	 * Creates the refactoring history control.
	 * <p>
	 * This method creates the necessary widgets and initializes the refactoring
	 * history control. It is called only once. Method <code>getControl()</code>
	 * should be used to retrieve the widget hierarchy.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @see #getControl()
	 */
	public void createControl();

	/**
	 * Returns the checked refactoring descriptors.
	 * <p>
	 * In case the refactoring history control is created with a non-checkable
	 * tree viewer, this method is equivalent to
	 * {@link #getSelectedDescriptors()}.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @return the selected refactoring descriptors, or an empty array.
	 * 
	 * @see IRefactoringHistoryControl#getSelectedDescriptors()
	 * @see RefactoringHistoryControlConfiguration#isCheckableViewer()
	 */
	public RefactoringDescriptorProxy[] getCheckedDescriptors();

	/**
	 * Returns the SWT control of this refactoring history control.
	 * 
	 * @return the SWT control, or <code>null</code> if the control's widget
	 *         hierarchy has not yet been created
	 */
	public Control getControl();

	/**
	 * Returns the selected refactoring descriptors.
	 * 
	 * @return the selected refactoring descriptors, or an empty array.
	 */
	public RefactoringDescriptorProxy[] getSelectedDescriptors();

	/**
	 * Unregisters the specified check state listener with this control.
	 * <p>
	 * If the listener is not registered with this control, nothing happens.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 *            the listener to unregister
	 */
	public void removeCheckStateListener(ICheckStateListener listener);

	/**
	 * Unregisters the specified selection changed listener with this control.
	 * <p>
	 * If the listener is not registered with this control, nothing happens.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 *            the listener to unregister
	 */
	public void removeSelectionChangedListener(ISelectionChangedListener listener);

	/**
	 * Sets the checked refactoring descriptors.
	 * <p>
	 * In case the refactoring history control is created with a non-checkable
	 * tree viewer, this method is equivalent to
	 * {@link #setSelectedDescriptors(RefactoringDescriptorProxy[])}.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param descriptors
	 *            the refactoring descriptors to check, or an empty array
	 * 
	 * @see IRefactoringHistoryControl#setSelectedDescriptors(RefactoringDescriptorProxy[])
	 * @see RefactoringHistoryControlConfiguration#isCheckableViewer()
	 */
	public void setCheckedDescriptors(RefactoringDescriptorProxy[] descriptors);

	/**
	 * Sets the refactoring history of this control.
	 * 
	 * @param history
	 *            the refactoring history, or <code>null</code> to clear the
	 *            viewer input
	 */
	public void setInput(RefactoringHistory history);

	/**
	 * Sets the selected refactoring descriptors.
	 * 
	 * @param descriptors
	 *            the refactoring descriptors to select, or an empty array
	 */
	public void setSelectedDescriptors(RefactoringDescriptorProxy[] descriptors);
}