bundles/org.eclipse.ui.navigator/src/org/eclipse/ui/navigator/internal/extensions/SkeletonActionProvider.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.navigator.internal.extensions;

import org.eclipse.ui.navigator.CommonActionProvider;
import org.eclipse.ui.navigator.CommonActionProviderConfig;

/**
 * 
 * A skeleton action provider is used as a shortcut to avoid a bunch of null
 * checks. Instead, if a client fails to provide a valid Action Provider or
 * there is some problem instantiating the class, a skeleton (no-op singleton)
 * is used in its place.
 * <p>
 * <strong>EXPERIMENTAL</strong>. This class or interface has been added as
 * part of a work in progress. There is a guarantee neither that this API will
 * work nor that it will remain the same. Please do not use this API without
 * consulting with the Platform/UI team.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 3.2
 */
public class SkeletonActionProvider extends CommonActionProvider {

	/**
	 * A skeleton action provider is used as a shortcut to avoid a bunch of null
	 * checks. Instead, if a client fails to provide a valid Action Provider or
	 * there is some problem instantiating the class, a skeleton (no-op
	 * singleton) is used in its place.
	 */
	public static final CommonActionProvider INSTANCE = new SkeletonActionProvider();

	/**
	 * 
	 */
	private SkeletonActionProvider() {
		super();
	}

	public void init(CommonActionProviderConfig aConfig) {

	}
}