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/*
 *                 Sun Public License Notice
 * 
 * The contents of this file are subject to the Sun Public License
 * Version 1.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in
 * compliance with the License. A copy of the License is available at
 * http://www.sun.com/
 * 
 * The Original Code is NetBeans. The Initial Developer of the Original
 * Code is Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions Copyright 1997-2004 Sun
 * Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 */

package org.netbeans.modules.java.ui.nodes;

import org.openide.nodes.Node;
import org.netbeans.jmi.javamodel.*;

/** A factory used to create
* instances of hierarchy node implementations.
* Modules that use the JMI objects
* should implement this factory
* so as to provide their own implementations of hierarchy JMI object nodes.
* see ClassChildren
* see SourceChildren
*
* @author Jan Pokorsky
*/
public interface SourceNodeFactory {

    /** Make a node representing a constructor.
    * @param element the constructor
    * @return a constructor node instance
    */
    public Node createConstructorNode(Constructor element);

    /** Make a node representing a method.
    * @param element the method
    * @return a method node instance
    */
    public Node createMethodNode(Method element);

    /** Make a node representing a field.
    * @param element the field
    * @return a field node instance
    */
    public Node createFieldNode(Field element);

    /** Make a node representing an initializer.
    * @param element the initializer
    * @return an initializer node instance
    */
    public Node createInitializerNode(Initializer element);

    /** Make a node representing a class.
    * @param element the class
    * @return a class node instance
    */
    public Node createClassNode(JavaClass element);

    /** Make a node representing an enumeration.
    * @param element the enumeration
    * @return a enumeration node instance
    */
    public Node createEnumNode(JavaEnum element);

    /** Make a node representing an enumeration constant.
    * @param element the enumeration constant
    * @return a enumeration constant node instance
    */
    public Node createEnumConstantNode(EnumConstant element);

    /** Make a node representing an annotation type.
    * @param element the annotation type
    * @return a annotation type node instance
    */
    public Node createAnnotationTypeNode(AnnotationType element);

    /** Make a node representing an annotation type member.
    * @param element the annotation type member
    * @return a annotation type node instance
    */
    public Node createAnnotationTypeMethodNode(Attribute element);
    
    /** Make a node indicating that the creation of children
    * is still under way.
    * It should be used when the process is slow.
    * @return a wait node
    */
    public Node createWaitNode();

    /** Make a node indicating that there was an error creating
    * the element children.
    * @return the error node
    */
    public Node createErrorNode();

}
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