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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.search.ui.text; |
| import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile; |
| /** |
| * This interface serves to map matches to <code>IFile</code> instances. Changes to those |
| * files are then tracked (via the platforms file buffer mechanism) and matches |
| * updated when changes are saved. Clients who want their match positions |
| * automatically updated should return an implementation of |
| * <code>IFileMatchAdapter</code> from the <code>getFileMatchAdapter()</code> |
| * method in their search result implementation. It is assumed that the match |
| * adapters are stateless, and no lifecycle management is provided. |
| * <p> |
| * Clients may implement this interface. |
| * </p> |
| * @see org.eclipse.search.ui.text.AbstractTextSearchResult |
| * |
| * @since 3.0 |
| */ |
| public interface IFileMatchAdapter { |
| /** |
| * Returns an array with all matches contained in the given file in the |
| * given search result. If the matches are not contained within an |
| * <code>IFile</code>, this method must return an empty array. |
| * |
| * @param result the search result to find matches in |
| * @param file the file to find matches in |
| * |
| * @return an array of matches (possibly empty) |
| */ |
| public abstract Match[] computeContainedMatches(AbstractTextSearchResult result, IFile file); |
| /** |
| * Returns the file associated with the given element (usually the file the |
| * element is contained in). If the element is not associated with a file, |
| * this method should return <code>null</code>. |
| * |
| * @param element an element associated with a match |
| * |
| * @return the file associated with the element or <code>null</code> |
| */ |
| public abstract IFile getFile(Object element); |
| } |