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package org.eclipse.ui;

import org.eclipse.ui.part.EditorPart;

/**
 * Represents a source of Saveable objects (units of saveability). Workbench
 * parts that show more than one unit of saveability, or whose units of
 * saveability change over time, should implement this interface in order to
 * provide better integration with workbench facilities like the Save command,
 * prompts to save on part close or shutdown, etc.
 * <p>
 * IMPORTANT: As of 3.2, implementers of <code>ISaveablesSource must
 * satisfy the following conditions:
 * <ul>
 * <li>If ISaveablesSource is implemented by an IWorkbenchPart:
 * <ul>
 * <li>the part must implement ISaveablePart
 * <li>if any of its Saveable objects are dirty, the part must return
 * <code>true from {@link ISaveablePart#isDirty()}
 * <li>the part must return true from
 * {@link ISaveablePart#isSaveOnCloseNeeded()} if it is dirty (the default
 * behaviour implemented by {@link EditorPart})</li>
 * <li>the part must not implement {@link ISaveablePart2}
 * </ul>
 * </li>
 * <li>If ISaveablesSource is implemented by a non-part (possible as of 3.2.1 and 3.3):
 * <ul>
 * <li>the Workbench's {@link ISaveablesLifecycleListener} (obtained from the
 * Workbench by calling
 * <code>workbench.getService(ISaveablesLifecycleListener.class)) must
 * be notified of any change to the result of {@link #getSaveables()} </li>
 * <li>getActiveSaveables() should be implemented to return an empty array
 * </li>
 * </ul>
 * </ul>
 * If any of these conditions are not met, it is undefined whether the Workbench
 * will prompt to save dirty Saveables when closing parts or the Workbench.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * These conditions may be relaxed in future releases.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 3.2
 */
public interface ISaveablesSource {

	/**
	 * Returns the saveables presented by the workbench part. If the return
	 * value of this method changes during the lifetime of
	 * this part (i.e. after initialization and control creation but before disposal)
	 * the part must notify an implicit listener using
	 * {@link ISaveablesLifecycleListener#handleLifecycleEvent(SaveablesLifecycleEvent)}.
	 * <p>
	 * Additions of saveables to the list of saveables of this part are
	 * announced using an event of type
	 * {@link SaveablesLifecycleEvent#POST_OPEN}. Removals are announced in a
	 * two-stage process, first using an event of type
	 * {@link SaveablesLifecycleEvent#PRE_CLOSE} followed by an event of type
	 * {@link SaveablesLifecycleEvent#POST_CLOSE}. Since firing the
	 * <code>PRE_CLOSE event may trigger prompts to save dirty
	 * saveables, the cancellation status of the event must be checked by the
	 * part after the notification. When removing only non-dirty saveables,
	 * <code>POST_CLOSE notification is sufficient.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * The listener is obtained from the part site by calling
	 * <code>partSite.getService(ISaveablesLifecycleListener.class).
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * The part must not notify from its initialization methods (e.g. <code>init
	 * or <code>createPartControl), or from its dispose method. Parts that
	 * implement {@link IReusableEditor} must notify when their input is changed
	 * through {@link IReusableEditor#setInput(IEditorInput)}.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @return the saveables presented by the workbench part
	 * 
	 * @see ISaveablesLifecycleListener
	 */
	Saveable[] getSaveables();

	/**
	 * Returns the saveables currently active in the workbench part.
	 * <p>
	 * Certain workbench actions, such as Save, target only the active saveables
	 * in the active part. For example, the active saveables could be determined
	 * based on the current selection in the part.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @return the saveables currently active in the workbench part
	 */
	Saveable[] getActiveSaveables();
}