bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/dialogs/IDialogBlockedHandler.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.dialogs;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
import org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;

/**
 * The IDialogBlockedHandler is the handler used by
 * JFace to provide extra information when a
 * blocking has occured. There is one static instance
 * of this class used by WizardDialog and ModalContext.
 * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitorWithBlocking#clearBlocked()
 * @see  org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitorWithBlocking#setBlocked(IStatus)
 * @see WizardDialog
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface IDialogBlockedHandler {
    /**
     * The blockage has been cleared. Clear the
     * extra information and resume.
     */
    public void clearBlocked();

    /**
     * A blockage has occured. Show the blockage and 
     * forward any actions to blockingMonitor. 
     * <b>NOTE:</b> This will open any blocked notification immediately
     * even if there is a modal shell open.
     * 
     * @param parentShell The shell this is being sent from. If the parent
     * shell is <code>null</code> the behavior will be the same as
     * IDialogBlockedHandler#showBlocked(IProgressMonitor, IStatus, String)
     * 
     * @param blocking The monitor to forward to. This is most
     * important for calls to <code>cancel()</code>.
     * @param blockingStatus The status that describes the blockage
     * @param blockedName The name of the locked operation.
     * @see IDialogBlockedHandler#showBlocked(IProgressMonitor, IStatus, String)
     */
    public void showBlocked(Shell parentShell, IProgressMonitor blocking,
            IStatus blockingStatus, String blockedName);

    /**
     * A blockage has occured. Show the blockage when there is 
     * no longer any modal shells in the UI and forward any actions 
     * to blockingMonitor. 
     * 
     * <b>NOTE:</b> As no shell has been specified this method will
     * not open any blocked notification until all other modal shells
     * have been closed.
     * 
     * @param blocking The monitor to forward to. This is most
     * important for calls to <code>cancel()</code>.
     * @param blockingStatus The status that describes the blockage
     * @param blockedName The name of the locked operation.
     */
    public void showBlocked(IProgressMonitor blocking, IStatus blockingStatus,
            String blockedName);
}