bundles/org.eclipse.ui.navigator/src/org/eclipse/ui/navigator/INavigatorPipelineService.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.navigator;

/**
 * 
 * Performs calculations that are necessary to determine the correct children to
 * render in the viewer.
 * 
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see INavigatorContentService#getPipelineService()
 * @see PipelinedShapeModification
 * @see PipelinedViewerUpdate
 * @see IPipelinedTreeContentProvider
 * @since 3.2
 */
public interface INavigatorPipelineService {
	

	/**
	 * Intercept attempts to add elements directly to the viewer.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * For content extensions that reshape the structure of children in a
	 * viewer, their overridden extensions may sometimes use optimized refreshes
	 * to add elements to the tree. These attempts must be intercepted and
	 * mapped to the correct set of model elements in the overridding extension.
	 * Clients may add, remove, or modify elements in the given set of added
	 * children. Clients should return a set for downstream extensions to
	 * massage further.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Clients should not call any of the add, remove, refresh, or update
	 * methods on the viewer from this method or any code invoked by the
	 * implementation of this method.</b>
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param anAddModification
	 *            The shape modification which contains the current suggested
	 *            parent and children. Clients may modify this parameter
	 *            directly and return it as the new shape modification.
	 * @return The new shape modification to use. Clients should <b>never</b>
	 *         return <b>null</b> from this method.
	 */
	public PipelinedShapeModification interceptAdd(
			PipelinedShapeModification anAddModification);
	
	/**
	 * Intercept attempts to remove elements directly from the viewer.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * For content extensions that reshape the structure of children in a
	 * viewer, their overridden extensions may sometimes use optimized refreshes
	 * to remove elements to the tree. These attempts must be intercepted and
	 * mapped to the correct set of model elements in the overridding extension.
	 * Clients may add, remove, or modify elements in the given set of removed
	 * children. Clients should return a set for downstream extensions to
	 * massage further.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Clients should not call any of the add, remove, refresh, or update
	 * methods on the viewer from this method or any code invoked by the
	 * implementation of this method.</b>
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param aRemoveModification
	 *            The shape modification which contains the current suggested
	 *            parent and children. Clients may modify this parameter
	 *            directly and return it as the new shape modification.
	 * @return The new shape modification to use. Clients should <b>never</b>
	 *         return <b>null</b> from this method.
	 */
	public PipelinedShapeModification interceptRemove(
			PipelinedShapeModification aRemoveModification);
	
	/**
	 * Intercept calls to viewer <code>refresh()</code> methods.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * Clients may modify the given update to add or remove the elements to be
	 * refreshed. Clients may return the same instance that was passed in for
	 * the next downstream extension.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Clients should not call any of the add, remove, refresh, or update
	 * methods on the viewer from this method or any code invoked by the
	 * implementation of this method.</b>
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param aRefreshSynchronization
	 *            The (current) refresh update to execute against the viewer.
	 * @return The (potentially reshaped) refresh to execute against the viewer.
	 */
	boolean interceptRefresh(PipelinedViewerUpdate aRefreshSynchronization);
	
	/**
	 * Intercept calls to viewer <code>update()</code> methods.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * Clients may modify the given update to add or remove the elements to be
	 * updated. Clients may also add or remove properties for the given targets
	 * to optimize the refresh. Clients may return the same instance that was
	 * passed in for the next downstream extension.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Clients should not call any of the add, remove, refresh, or update
	 * methods on the viewer from this method or any code invoked by the
	 * implementation of this method.</b>
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param anUpdateSynchronization
	 *            The (current) update to execute against the viewer.
	 * @return The (potentially reshaped) update to execute against the viewer.
	 */
	public boolean interceptUpdate(
			PipelinedViewerUpdate anUpdateSynchronization);

}