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package org.apache.directory.studio.entryeditors;
import org.apache.directory.studio.ldapbrowser.core.model.IEntry;
/**
* An Entry Editor is used to display and edit an LDAP entry.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
*/
public interface IEntryEditor
{
/**
* This method indicates if the editor can handle the given entry.
*
* @param entry the entry.
*
* @return true if this editor can handle the entry, false otherwise.
*/
boolean canHandle( IEntry entry );
/**
* Informs the entry editor that the working copy was modified.
*
* @param source the source of the modification, may be null
*/
void workingCopyModified( Object source );
/**
* Gets the entry editor input.
*
* @return the entry editor input, null if no input was set
*/
EntryEditorInput getEntryEditorInput();
/**
* Checks if the editor uses auto save, i.e. if each modification is
* automatically committed to the directory server.
*
* @return true, if the editor uses auto save
*/
boolean isAutoSave();
}