bundles/org.eclipse.core.commands/src/org/eclipse/core/commands/IExecutionListener.java

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package org.eclipse.core.commands;

/**
 * <p>
 * A listener to the execution of commands. This listener will be notified if a
 * command is about to execute, and when that execution completes. It is not
 * possible for the listener to prevent the execution, only to respond to it in
 * some way.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 3.1
 */
public interface IExecutionListener {

	/**
	 * Notifies the listener that an attempt was made to execute a command with
	 * no handler.
	 * 
	 * @param commandId
	 *            The identifier of command that is not handled; never
	 *            <code>null</code>
	 * @param exception
	 *            The exception that occurred; never <code>null</code>.
	 */
	public void notHandled(String commandId, NotHandledException exception);

	/**
	 * Notifies the listener that a command has failed to complete execution.
	 * 
	 * @param commandId
	 *            The identifier of the command that has executed; never
	 *            <code>null</code>.
	 * @param exception
	 *            The exception that occurred; never <code>null</code>.
	 */
	public void postExecuteFailure(String commandId,
			ExecutionException exception);

	/**
	 * Notifies the listener that a command has completed execution
	 * successfully.
	 * 
	 * @param commandId
	 *            The identifier of the command that has executed; never
	 *            <code>null</code>.
	 * @param returnValue
	 *            The return value from the command; may be <code>null</code>.
	 */
	public void postExecuteSuccess(String commandId, Object returnValue);

	/**
	 * Notifies the listener that a command is about to execute.
	 * 
	 * @param commandId
	 *            The identifier of the command that is about to execute, never
	 *            <code>null</code>.
	 * @param event
	 *            The event that will be passed to the <code>execute</code>
	 *            method; never <code>null</code>.
	 */
	public void preExecute(String commandId, ExecutionEvent event);
}