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| * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials |
| * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 |
| * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at |
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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| |
| package org.eclipse.ui.activities; |
| |
| import java.util.Set; |
| |
| /** |
| * An instance of this interface is a category as defined by the extension |
| * point <code>org.eclipse.ui.activities</code>. |
| * <p> |
| * An instance of this interface can be obtained from an instance of |
| * <code>IActivityManager</code> for any identifier, whether or not a category |
| * with that identifier is defined in the extension registry. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * The handle-based nature of this API allows it to work well with runtime |
| * plugin activation and deactivation, which can cause dynamic changes to the |
| * extension registry. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * This interface is not intended to be extended or implemented by clients. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @since 3.0 |
| * @see IActivityManager |
| */ |
| public interface ICategory extends Comparable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Registers an instance of <code>ICategoryListener</code> to listen for |
| * changes to properties of this instance. |
| * |
| * @param categoryListener |
| * the instance to register. Must not be <code>null</code>. |
| * If an attempt is made to register an instance which is |
| * already registered with this instance, no operation is |
| * performed. |
| */ |
| void addCategoryListener(ICategoryListener categoryListener); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the set of category activity bindings for this instance. |
| * <p> |
| * This method will return all category activity bindings for this |
| * instance, whether or not this instance is defined. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * Notification is sent to all registered listeners if this property |
| * changes. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return the set of category activity bindings. This set may be empty, |
| * but is guaranteed not to be <code>null</code>. If this set is |
| * not empty, it is guaranteed to only contain instances of <code>ICategoryActivityBinding</code>. |
| * @see ICategoryActivityBinding |
| */ |
| Set getCategoryActivityBindings(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the identifier of this instance. |
| * |
| * @return the identifier of this instance. Guaranteed not to be <code>null</code>. |
| */ |
| String getId(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the name of this instance suitable for display to the user. |
| * <p> |
| * Notification is sent to all registered listeners if this property |
| * changes. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return the name of this instance. Guaranteed not to be <code>null</code>. |
| * @throws NotDefinedException |
| * if this instance is not defined. |
| */ |
| String getName() throws NotDefinedException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the description of this instance suitable for display to the user. |
| * <p> |
| * Notification is sent to all registered listeners if this property |
| * changes. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return the description of this instance. Guaranteed not to be <code>null</code>. |
| * @throws NotDefinedException |
| * if this instance is not defined. |
| */ |
| String getDescription() throws NotDefinedException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether or not this instance is defined. |
| * <p> |
| * Notification is sent to all registered listeners if this property |
| * changes. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code>, iff this instance is defined. |
| */ |
| boolean isDefined(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Removes an instance of <code>ICategoryListener</code> listening |
| * for changes to properties of this instance. |
| * |
| * @param categoryListener |
| * the instance to remove. Must not be <code>null</code>. |
| * If an attempt is made to remove an instance which is not |
| * already registered with this instance, no operation is |
| * performed. |
| */ |
| void removeCategoryListener(ICategoryListener categoryListener); |
| } |