bundles/org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui/src/org/eclipse/wst/sse/ui/preferences/ICompletionProposalCategoriesConfigurationWriter.java

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package org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui.preferences;

import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui.internal.contentassist.CompletionProposalCategory;

/**
 * <p>Implementers of the <code>org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui.completionProposalCategoriesConfiguration</code>
 * extension can implement this interface if their configuration should be user edible and thus
 * needs writing capabilities</p>
 * 
 * <p><b>NOTE: </b>Implementers must have a 0 argument constructor so class can be instantiated by
 * extension.</p>
 * 
 * @see ICompletionProposalCategoriesConfigurationReader
 */
public interface ICompletionProposalCategoriesConfigurationWriter extends
		ICompletionProposalCategoriesConfigurationReader {
	
	/**
	 * <p>If a writer has a known associated properties page then that properties
	 * page ID can be used so that error messages during the content assist process
	 * can link to that preference page to allow the user to change the settings</p>
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if this writer has a known associated properties
	 * preference page, <code>false</code> otherwise
	 */
	boolean hasAssociatedPropertiesPage();
	
	/**
	 * @return If {@link #hasAssociatedPropertiesPage()} returns <code>true</code> then
	 * this method must return a valid properties page ID where the user can edit the
	 * content assist configuration, else it can return <code>null</code>
	 */
	String getPropertiesPageID();
	
	/**
	 * <p>Sets whether or not the given category should be displayed on its own content
	 * assist page.<p>
	 * 
	 * <p><b>NOTE: </b>This preference should <b>NOT</b> be saved permanently here, that action
	 * should wait until {@link #saveConfiguration()} is called</p>
	 * 
	 * @param categoryID the category that should either be displayed on its own content
	 * assist page or not
	 * @param shouldDisplay <code>true</code> if the given category should be displayed
	 * on its own content assist page, <code>false</code> otherwise
	 */
	void setShouldDisplayOnDefaultPage(String categoryID, boolean shouldDisplay);
	
	/**
	 * <p>Sets whether or not the given category should be displayed on the default content
	 * assist page.<p>
	 * 
	 * <p><b>NOTE: </b>This preference should <b>NOT</b> be saved permanently here, that action
	 * should wait until {@link #saveConfiguration()} is called</p>
	 * 
	 * @param categoryID the category that should either be displayed on the default content
	 * assist page or not
	 * @param shouldDisplay <code>true</code> if the given category should be displayed
	 * on the default content assist page, <code>false</code> otherwise
	 */
	void setShouldDisplayOnOwnPage(String categoryID, boolean shouldDisplay);
	
	/**
	 * <p>Sets the order in which the categories should be cycled when invoking content
	 * assist multiple times.  Event categories that are not activated to display on their
	 * own content assist page can be listed here so that when activated to display on their
	 * own page they have a rank.  The entire order needs to be re-set each time one category
	 * moves because the writer has no way of knowing how to move just one category in the order</p>
	 * 
	 * <p><b>NOTE: </b>This preference should <b>NOT</b> be saved permanently here, that action
	 * should wait until {@link #saveConfiguration()} is called</p>
	 * 
	 * @param order <code>{@link List}<{@link String}></code>
	 * <ul><li><b>values:</b> {@link CompletionProposalCategory} IDs</li></ul>
	 */
	void setPageOrder(List order);
	
	/**
	 * <p>Sets the order in which the categories should be listed on the default page.
	 * Event categories that are not activated to display on the default content assist
	 * page can be listed here so that when activated to display on the default page
	 * they have a rank.  The entire order needs to be re-set each time one category
	 * moves because the writer has no way of knowing how to move just one category in the order</p>
	 * 
	 * <p><b>NOTE: </b>This preference should <b>NOT</b> be saved permanently here, that action
	 * should wait until {@link #saveConfiguration()} is called</p>
	 * 
	 * @param order <code>{@link List}<{@link String}></code>
	 * <ul><li><b>values:</b> {@link CompletionProposalCategory} IDs</li></ul>
	 */
	void setDefaultPageOrder(List order);
	
	/**
	 * <p>Should load the default settings from wherever they are being stored</p>
	 */
	void loadDefaults();
	
	/**
	 * <p>Should save the configuration permanently.  Typically called after the user
	 * changes some preferences using a preference page and then applies them, but if they do
	 * not apply the changes then this function should not be called.  This is the reason why the
	 * various <code>set*</code> methods should not permanently save the configuration</p>
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the save was successful, <code>false</code> otherwise
	 */
	boolean saveConfiguration();
}