ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/core/plugin/IPluginReference.java

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package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
import org.eclipse.pde.core.IIdentifiable;

/**
 * Objects that implement this interface represent references of
 * plug-ins. Plug-ins are referenced using their identifiers,
 * and optionally versions and match rules.
 */
public interface IPluginReference extends IIdentifiable, IMatchRules {
	/**
	 * A name of the property that will be used to notify
	 * about changes in the "match" field.
	 */
	String P_MATCH = "match"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	/**
	 * A name of the property that will be used to notify
	 * about changes in the "version" field.
	 */
	String P_VERSION = "version"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Returns the required match for the imported plug-in. The
	 * choices are defined in IMatchRules interface.
	 * @see IMatchRules
	 * @return the desired type of the import plug-in match
	 */
	int getMatch();

	/**
	 * Returns the required version of the plug-in.
	 *
	 * @return required version or <samp>null</samp> if not set
	 */
	String getVersion();

	/**
	 * Sets the match type for the require plug-in.
	 * This method will throw a CoreException if the model
	 * is not editable.
	 * @see IMatchRules
	 * @param match the desired match type
	 */
	void setMatch(int match) throws CoreException;

	/**
	 * Sets the desired version of the required plug-in.
	 * This method will throw a CoreException if
	 * the model is not editable.
	 *
	 * @param version the required import plug-in version
	 */
	void setVersion(String version) throws CoreException;
}