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/******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2008 Oracle
* 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:
* Konstantin Komissarchik - initial implementation and ongoing maintenance
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core;
import java.util.Map;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
/**
* A preset factory is used for creating a dynamic preset. Unlike a static preset, which is fully
* specified from the start, a dynamic preset uses a factory to synthesize the preset definition on
* the fly based on the context in which it will be used.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:konstantin.komissarchik@oracle.com">Konstantin Komissarchik</a>
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface IPresetFactory
{
/**
* The factory method for creating a preset definition. The definition contains all of the
* information necessary for the system to create a preset. The factory can take into account
* the context that the preset will be used in when creating a preset definition. See
* {@link IDynamicPreset} for documentation on what type of information the context can contain.
*
* @param presetId the id of the preset
* @param context the information about context that this preset will be used in
* @return the created preset definition or <code>null</code> if this factory is not applicable
* to the provided context
* @throws CoreException if failed while creating the preset definition
*/
PresetDefinition createPreset( String presetId,
Map<String,Object> context )
throws CoreException;
}