IDefinitionContextExtension.java

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package org.jboss.tools.cdi.core.extension;

import org.jboss.tools.cdi.core.IDefinitionContext;
import org.jboss.tools.cdi.core.IRootDefinitionContext;
import org.jboss.tools.cdi.internal.core.impl.definition.AnnotationDefinition;

/**
 * Context to keep definitions loaded by CDI extensions.
 * 
 * @author Viacheslav Kabanovich
 *
 */
public interface IDefinitionContextExtension extends IDefinitionContext {

	public void setRootContext(IRootDefinitionContext context);

	/**
	 * Returns the entire context of CDI project.
	 *  
	 * @return
	 */
	public IRootDefinitionContext getRootContext();

	/**
	 * Returns existing working copy of original context, or this object if it is a working copy.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	public IDefinitionContextExtension getWorkingCopy();

	/**
	 * Contributes to computing of annotation kind by root context.
	 *   
	 * @param annotationType
	 * @return
	 */
	public void computeAnnotationKind(AnnotationDefinition annotation);

}