uimaj-2.2.1-incubating/uimaj-ep-configurator/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/taeconfigurator/editors/point/IUimaEditorExtension.java

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package org.apache.uima.taeconfigurator.editors.point;

import org.apache.uima.taeconfigurator.editors.MultiPageEditor;
import org.apache.uima.util.XMLizable;
import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorInput;
import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorSite;
import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;

/**
 * The interface implemented by an external editor
 *
 */
public interface IUimaEditorExtension {
  
  /**
   * The first method called by the CDE after the implementation class of this 
   * interface is instantiated.
   * 
   * @return void
   */
  public void init ();
  
  /**
   * When a new type of descriptor is encountered and cannot edit, CDE will
   * called this method to test if the external editor can edit this new type of descriptor.
   * 
   * @param cde       An instance of CDE
   * @param xmlizable New type of descriptor to be edited
   * @return boolean  Return true if the external editor can edit the specified type of descriptor
   */
  public boolean canEdit (MultiPageEditor cde, XMLizable xmlizable);
  
  /**
   * Called by CDE to activate the external editor for editing the new type of descriptor.
   *    * 
   * @param site
   *            The site for which this part is being created; must not be
   *            <code>null</code>.
   * @param editorInput
   *            The input on which this editor should be created; must not be
   *            <code>null</code>.
   * @param cde       An instance of CDE
   * @param xmlizable New type of descriptor to be edited
   * @throws PartInitException
   *             If the initialization of the part fails 
   * @return void
   */
  public void activateEditor(IEditorSite site, IEditorInput editorInput,
          MultiPageEditor cde, XMLizable xmlizable) throws PartInitException;
}