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1 /*******************************************************************************
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2 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2006 IBM Corporation and others.
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3 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
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4 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
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5 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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6 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
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7 *
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8 * Contributors:
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9 * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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10 * Port to the D programming language:
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11 * Frank Benoit <benoit@tionex.de>
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12 *******************************************************************************/
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14 module dwtx.jface.text.IWidgetTokenKeeper;
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16 import dwt.dwthelper.utils;
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18 /**
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19 * A widget token keeper may require a widget token from an
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20 * {@link dwtx.jface.text.IWidgetTokenOwner} and release the token to the
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21 * owner after usage. A widget token owner may request the token from the token
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22 * keeper. The keeper may deny the return of the token.
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23 * <p>
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24 * The widget token owner and keeper interplay is used by a text viewer in
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25 * order to manage the appearance and disappearance of addition, on-top popup
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26 * windows such as text hovers, content assist, etc.
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27 *
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28 * In order to provide backward compatibility for clients of
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29 * <code>IWidgetTokeKeeper</code>, extension interfaces are used as a means
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30 * of evolution. The following extension interfaces exist:
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31 * <ul>
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32 * <li>{@link dwtx.jface.text.IWidgetTokenKeeperExtension} since version
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33 * 3.0 introducing priorities when requesting a widget token and thus replacing
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34 * the non-prioritized scheme. It also allows a client to force a widget token
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35 * keeper to accept focus.</li>
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36 * </ul>
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37 *
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38 * @see dwtx.jface.text.IWidgetTokenKeeperExtension
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39 * @since 2.0
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40 */
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41 public interface IWidgetTokenKeeper {
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43 /**
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44 * The given widget token owner requests the widget token from this token
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45 * keeper. Returns <code>true</code> if the token is released by this
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46 * token keeper. Note, the keeper must not call
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47 * <code>releaseWidgetToken(IWidgetTokenKeeper)</code> explicitly.
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48 * <p>
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49 * Replaced by
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50 * {@link IWidgetTokenKeeperExtension#requestWidgetToken(IWidgetTokenOwner, int)}.
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51 *
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52 * @param owner the token owner
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53 * @return <code>true</code> if token has been released <code>false</code>
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54 * otherwise
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55 */
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56 bool requestWidgetToken(IWidgetTokenOwner owner);
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57 }