IEditPartOperation.java

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package org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.services.editpart;

import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.core.service.IOperation;
import org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.notation.View;

/**
 * <p>
 * This interface is <EM>not</EM> intended to be implemented by clients as new
 * methods may be added in the future. 
 * </p>
 *
 * @author cmahoney
 */
public interface IEditPartOperation extends IOperation {

	/**
	 * Gets the caching key.
	 * 
	 * @return a string to be used as the caching key
	 */
	public abstract String getCachingKey();

	/**
	 * gets the cached view.
	 * @return the notation View
	 */
	public abstract View getView();

}