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 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.ui.part;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
import org.eclipse.ui.IElementFactory;
import org.eclipse.ui.IMemento;

/**
 * Factory for saving and restoring a <code>FileEditorInput</code>. 
 * The stored representation of a <code>FileEditorInput</code> remembers
 * the full path of the file (that is, <code>IFile.getFullPath</code>).
 * <p>
 * The workbench will automatically create instances of this class as required.
 * It is not intended to be instantiated or subclassed by the client.
 * </p>
 */
public class FileEditorInputFactory implements IElementFactory {
    /**
     * Factory id. The workbench plug-in registers a factory by this name
     * with the "org.eclipse.ui.elementFactories" extension point.
     */
    private static final String ID_FACTORY = "org.eclipse.ui.part.FileEditorInputFactory"; //$NON-NLS-1$

    /**
     * Tag for the IFile.fullPath of the file resource.
     */
    private static final String TAG_PATH = "path"; //$NON-NLS-1$

    /**
     * Creates a new factory.
     */
    public FileEditorInputFactory() {
    }

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * Method declared on IElementFactory.
     */
    public IAdaptable createElement(IMemento memento) {
        // Get the file name.
        String fileName = memento.getString(TAG_PATH);
        if (fileName == null)
            return null;

        // Get a handle to the IFile...which can be a handle
        // to a resource that does not exist in workspace
        IFile file = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getFile(
                new Path(fileName));
        if (file != null)
            return new FileEditorInput(file);
        else
            return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the element factory id for this class.
     * 
     * @return the element factory id
     */
    public static String getFactoryId() {
        return ID_FACTORY;
    }

    /**
     * Saves the state of the given file editor input into the given memento.
     *
     * @param memento the storage area for element state
     * @param input the file editor input
     */
    public static void saveState(IMemento memento, FileEditorInput input) {
        IFile file = input.getFile();
        memento.putString(TAG_PATH, file.getFullPath().toString());
    }
}