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| * Copyright (c) 2000, 2006 IBM Corporation and others. |
| * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials |
| * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 |
| * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at |
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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin; |
| |
| import org.eclipse.pde.core.IModel; |
| import org.eclipse.pde.core.IModelChangeProvider; |
| |
| /** |
| * This type of model is created by parsing the manifest file. |
| * It serves as a base interface for both plug-in and |
| * fragment models by holding data common to both. |
| * If the file is a workspace resource, it will be |
| * available as the underlying resource of the model. |
| * The model may be read-only or editable. |
| * It will also make a reference to the build.properties |
| * model when created. The reference will be of the |
| * same type as the model itself: if the model is |
| * editable, it will attempt to obtain an exclusive |
| * editable copy of build.properties model. |
| * <p> |
| * The plug-in model can be disabled. Disabling the |
| * model will not change its data. Users of the |
| * model will have to decide if the disabled state |
| * if of any importance to them or not. |
| * <p> |
| * The model is capable of notifying listeners |
| * about changes. An attempt to change a read-only |
| * model will result in a CoreException. |
| */ |
| public interface ISharedPluginModel extends IModel, IModelChangeProvider { |
| /** |
| * Returns a factory object that should be used |
| * to create new instances of the model objects. |
| */ |
| IExtensionsModelFactory getFactory(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a location of the file that was used |
| * to create this model. The location can be that |
| * of a directory or that of a JAR file. |
| * |
| * @return a location of the external model, or |
| * <samp>null</samp> if the model is not created |
| * from a resource or a file in the file system. |
| */ |
| String getInstallLocation(); |
| |
| } |