org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/contentassist/ICompletionProposalExtension.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist;


import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;


/**
 * Extension interface to <code>ICompletionProposal</code>.
 * Add the following functions:
 * <ul>
 * <li> handling of trigger characters other then ENTER
 * <li> completion proposal validation for a given offset
 * <li> freely positionable context information
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ICompletionProposalExtension {
	
	/**
	 * Applies the proposed completion to the given document. The insertion
	 * has been triggered by entering the given character at the given offset.
	 * This method assumes that <code>isValidFor</code> returns
	 * <code>true</code> if called for <code>offset</code>.
	 *
	 * @param document the document into which to insert the proposed completion
	 * @param trigger the trigger to apply the completion
	 * @param offset the offset at which the trigger has been activated
	 */
	void apply(IDocument document, char trigger, int offset);
	
	/**
	 * Returns whether this completion proposal is valid for the given
	 * position in the given document.
	 * 
	 * @param document the document for which the proposal is tested
	 * @param offset the offset for which the proposal is tested
	 */
	boolean isValidFor(IDocument document, int offset);
	
	/**
	 * Returns the characters which trigger the application of this completion proposal.
	 * 
	 * @return the completion characters for this completion proposal or <code>null</code>
	 *		if no completion other than the new line character is possible
	 */
	char[] getTriggerCharacters();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the position to which the computed context information refers to or
	 * <code>-1</code> if no context information can be provided by this completion proposal.
	 * 
	 * @return the position to which the context information refers to or <code>-1</code> for no information
	 */
	int getContextInformationPosition();
}