bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/application/IActionBarConfigurer.java

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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.ui.application;

import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
import org.eclipse.jface.action.IMenuManager;
import org.eclipse.jface.action.IStatusLineManager;
import org.eclipse.jface.action.ICoolBarManager;

/**
 * Interface providing special access for configuring the action bars
 * of a workbench window.
 * <p>
 * Note that these objects are only available to the main application
 * (the plug-in that creates and owns the workbench).
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor#fillActionBars
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface IActionBarConfigurer {
	/**
	 * Returns the menu manager for the main menu bar of a workbench window.
	 * 
	 * @return the menu manager
	 */
	public IMenuManager getMenuManager();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the status line manager of a workbench window.
	 * 
	 * @return the status line manager
	 */
	public IStatusLineManager getStatusLineManager();
	
	
	/**
	 * Returns the cool bar manager of the workbench window.
	 * 
	 * @return the cool bar manager
	 */
	public ICoolBarManager getCoolBarManager();
	
	
	/**
	 * Register the action as a global action with a workbench
	 * window.
	 * <p>
	 * For a workbench retarget action 
	 * ({@link org.eclipse.ui.actions.RetargetAction RetargetAction})
	 * to work, it must be registered.
	 * You should also register actions that will participate
	 * in custom key bindings.
	 * </p>
	 *  
	 * @param action the global action
	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.actions.RetargetAction
	 */
	public void registerGlobalAction(IAction action);
	

}