| /******************************************************************************* |
| * Copyright (c) 2009 IBM Corporation and others. |
| * 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 |
| * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html |
| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation |
| ******************************************************************************/ |
| |
| package org.eclipse.e4.workbench.modeling; |
| |
| import java.util.Collection; |
| import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus; |
| |
| public interface IModelReconcilingService { |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a model reconciler that is capable of tracking delta changes of a model and applying |
| * said changes to a model. |
| * |
| * @return a reconciler for tracking and applying model changes |
| */ |
| public ModelReconciler createModelReconciler(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Applies all of the deltas to the model and returns a status representing the result of the |
| * merging operation. |
| * <p> |
| * This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to <code>applyDeltas(deltas, null)</code>. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @param deltas |
| * the deltas to apply to the model |
| * @return the resulting outcome of the merge |
| */ |
| public IStatus applyDeltas(Collection<ModelDelta> deltas); |
| |
| /** |
| * Applies all of the deltas to the model and returns a status representing the result of the |
| * merging operation. |
| * |
| * @param deltas |
| * the deltas to apply to the model |
| * @param filters |
| * a list of filters for preventing the application of a certain delta, valid |
| * candidates are listed in {@link ModelReconciler} |
| * @return the resulting outcome of the merge |
| */ |
| public IStatus applyDeltas(Collection<ModelDelta> deltas, String[] filters); |
| } |
