bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/resources/IDynamicReferenceProvider.java

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package org.eclipse.core.resources;

import java.util.List;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;

/**
 * Implementations of this interface are capable of determining a set
 * of projects which a given project depends upon. Unless otherwise stated,
 * all arguments and return values are non-null.
 *
 * @since 3.12
 */
public interface IDynamicReferenceProvider {
	/**
	 * Returns the set of projects which the given project depends upon. If the return
	 * value of a previous call to this method ever changes, it will fire an event to
	 * the listeners. This method my be invoked from any thread and may be invoked
	 * in parallel by multiple threads.
	 *
	 * @param buildConfiguration the build configuration being queried.
	 * @return the set of projects which the given projects depends upon.
	 */
	List<IProject> getDependentProjects(IBuildConfiguration buildConfiguration) throws CoreException;
}