bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/ISemanticHighlighting.java

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package org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui;

import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
import org.eclipse.jface.text.Position;
import org.eclipse.wst.sse.core.internal.provisional.text.IStructuredDocumentRegion;

/**
 * This interface defines preferences and consumability for semantic highlighting.
 * The preference keys provided by the implementation are stored within the preference store
 * provided by the implementation. When a region is consumable by the semantic highlighting,
 * the implementation provides an array of positions to style.
 * 
 * @since 3.1
 *
 */
public interface ISemanticHighlighting {
	
	/**
	 * The preference key that controls the text's bold attribute for the semantic highlighting
	 * @return the bold preference key
	 */
	public String getBoldPreferenceKey();
	
	/**
	 * The preference key that controls the text's underline attribute for the semantic highlighting
	 * @return the bold preference key
	 */
	public String getUnderlinePreferenceKey();
	
	/**
	 * The preference key that controls the text's strikethrough attribute for the semantic highlighting
	 * @return the bold preference key
	 */
	public String getStrikethroughPreferenceKey();
	
	/**
	 * The preference key that controls the text's italic attribute for the semantic highlighting
	 * @return the bold preference key
	 */
	public String getItalicPreferenceKey();
	
	/**
	 * The preference key that controls the text's color attribute for the semantic highlighting
	 * @return the bold preference key
	 */
	public String getColorPreferenceKey();
	
	/**
	 * The preference store that maintains the preferences for the semantic highlighting
	 * @return the bold preference key
	 */
	public IPreferenceStore getPreferenceStore();
	
	/**
	 * The preference key that controls if the semantic highlighting is enabled
	 * @return the bold preference key
	 */
	public String getEnabledPreferenceKey();

	/**
	 * @return the display name
	 */
	public String getDisplayName();

	/**
	 * Returns an array of positions iff the semantic highlighting consumes any part of the structured document region.
	 * <p>
	 * NOTE: Implementors are not allowed to keep a reference on the region or on any object
	 * retrieved from the region.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * @param region the structured document region
	 * @return an array of positions to consume iff the semantic highlighting consumes any part of the structured document region, otherwise null
	 */
	public Position[] consumes(IStructuredDocumentRegion region);
}