org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/contentassist/ICompletionProposalExtension2.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist;


import org.eclipse.jface.text.DocumentEvent;
import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;
import org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextViewer;


/**
 * Extension interface to <code>ICompletionProposal</code>.
 * Add the following functions:
 * <ul>
 * <li> handling of trigger characters with modifiers
 * <li> visual indication for selection of a proposal
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @since 2.1
 */
public interface ICompletionProposalExtension2 {
	
	/**
	 * Applies the proposed completion to the given document. The insertion
	 * has been triggered by entering the given character with a modifier at the given offset.
	 * This method assumes that <code>isValidFor</code> returns
	 * <code>true</code> if called for <code>offset</code>.
	 *
	 * @param viewer the text viewer into which to insert the proposed completion
	 * @param trigger the trigger to apply the completion
	 * @param stateMask the state mask of the modifiers
	 * @param offset the offset at which the trigger has been activated
	 */
	void apply(ITextViewer viewer, char trigger, int stateMask, int offset);

	/**
	 * Called when the proposal is selected.
	 * 
	 * @param viewer the text viewer.
	 * @param smartToggle the smart toggle key was pressed
	 */
	void selected(ITextViewer viewer, boolean smartToggle);

	/**
	 * Called when the proposal is unselected.
	 * 
	 * @param viewer the text viewer.
	 */
	void unselected(ITextViewer viewer);
	
	/**
	 * Requests the proposal to be validated with respect to the document event.
	 * If the proposal cannot be validated, the methods returns <code>false</code>.
	 * If the document event was <code>null</code>, only the caret offset was changed, but not the document.
	 *
	 * This method deprecates ICompletionProposalExtension.isValidFor(IDocument, int)
	 * 
	 * @param document the document
	 * @param offset the caret offset
	 * @param event the document event, may be <code>null</code>
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	boolean validate(IDocument document, int offset, DocumentEvent event);
	
}