ide/editor.lib2/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/lib2/EditorImplementationProvider.java

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package org.netbeans.modules.editor.lib2;

import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent;

/** This is provider of implementation. This package (org.netbeans.editor) 
 * represent editor core which can be used independently on the rest of NetBeans.
 * However this core needs access to higher level functionality like access
 * to localized bundles, access to settings storage, etc. which can be implemented
 * differently by the applications which uses this editor core. For this purpose
 * was created this abstract class and it can be extended with any other methods which
 * are more and more often required by core editor. Example implementation
 * of this provider can be found in org.netbeans.modules.editor package
 * 
 * @author David Konecny
 * @since 10/2001
 */
public interface EditorImplementationProvider {

    /** Returns ResourceBundle for the given class.*/
    public ResourceBundle getResourceBundle(String localizer);

    /** This is temporary method which allows core editor to access
     * glyph gutter action. These actions are then used when user clicks
     * on glyph gutter. In next version this should be removed and redesigned
     * as suggested in issue #16762 */
    public Action[] getGlyphGutterActions(JTextComponent target);

    /** Activates the given component or one of its ancestors.
     * @return whether the component or one of its ancestors was succesfuly activated
     * */
    public boolean activateComponent(JTextComponent c);
}