IVMUpdatePolicyExtension.java

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package org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui.viewmodel.update;


/** 
 * Extension to the VM Update policy which allows the policy to control how to 
 * update missing property values in a dirty cache entry.
 * 
 * @since 2.2
 */
public interface IVMUpdatePolicyExtension extends IVMUpdatePolicy {

    /**
     * Determines whether the given dirty cache entry should have the given 
     * missing property updated.  
     *  
     * @param entry The dirty cache entry that is missing the given requested 
     * property. 
     * @param property Property missing from cache.
     * @return If <code>true</code> cache can update the given missing property
     * in the dirty cache entry with data from the VM node.
     */
    public boolean canUpdateDirtyProperty(ICacheEntry entry, String property);
}