tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.rcp/Eclipse RCP Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/rcp/util/EmptyPerspective.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.tests.rcp.util;

import org.eclipse.ui.IPageLayout;
import org.eclipse.ui.IPerspectiveFactory;

/**
 * This perspective is used for testing api.  It defines an initial
 * layout with no parts, just an editor area.
 */
public class EmptyPerspective implements IPerspectiveFactory {

    /**
     * The perspective id for the empty perspective.
     */
    public static final String PERSP_ID = "org.eclipse.ui.tests.rcp.util.EmptyPerspective"; //$NON-NLS-1$

    /**
     * Constructs a new Default layout engine.
     */
    public EmptyPerspective() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Defines the initial layout for a perspective.  
     *
     * Implementors of this method may add additional views to a
     * perspective.  The perspective already contains an editor folder
     * with <code>ID = ILayoutFactory.ID_EDITORS</code>.  Add additional views
     * to the perspective in reference to the editor folder.
     *
     * This method is only called when a new perspective is created.  If
     * an old perspective is restored from a persistence file then
     * this method is not called.
     *
     * @param factory the factory used to add views to the perspective
     */
    public void createInitialLayout(IPageLayout layout) {
        // do nothing, this is the empty perspective
    }
}