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package org.netbeans.modules.javascript2.model.spi;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.netbeans.modules.javascript2.types.api.Type;

/**
 *
 * @author Petr Pisl
 */
public interface TypeNameConvertor {
    
    /**
     * Often the types contains in fully qualified names parts, that shouldn't be
     * visible for users. These parts can be generated names for anonymous function and objects.
     * For example _L1.Data is a fully qualified name of Data object that is defined in 
     * an anonymous function _L1. User should not see the _L1 in the navigator 
     * or code completion item, because the name is generated by the parser. 
     * @return the display name of the type that is visible for user
     */
    public String getDisplayName(Type type);
    
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
    @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
    public @interface Registration {

        int priority() default 106;
    }
    
}