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package org.waveprotocol.wave.client.editor.content;
/**
* Manages transparent nodes.
*
* @author danilatos@google.com (Daniel Danilatos)
*/
public interface TransparentManager<E> {
/**
* When we need to split a transparent node, this method is called on the
* manager associated with the transparent node. It should return the new
* next sibling to use, and then some of the children will be shifted into the new
* sibling as needed.
*
* @param transparentNode The transparent node that needs to be split
* @return The new sibling to use for the split, inserted after the original element
*/
E needToSplit(E transparentNode);
}