CompletionProposal.java

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package org.eclipse.che.ide.api.editor.codeassist;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;

import org.eclipse.che.ide.api.icon.Icon;


/**
 * The interface of completion proposals generated by content assist processors. A completion proposal contains information used
 * to present the proposed completion to the user, to insert the completion should the user select it, and to present context
 * information for the chosen completion once it has been inserted.
 * <p>
 * This interface can be implemented by clients
 */
public interface CompletionProposal {


    /**
     * Returns optional additional information about the proposal. The additional information will be presented to assist the user
     * in deciding if the selected proposal is the desired choice.
     * 
     * @param callback a callback to return a widget with additional information
     */
    void getAdditionalProposalInfo(AsyncCallback<Widget> callback);

    /**
     * Returns the string to be displayed in the list of completion proposals.
     *
     * @return the string to be displayed
     */
    String getDisplayString();

    /**
     * Returns the image to be displayed in the list of completion proposals. The image would typically be shown to the left of the
     * display string.
     *
     * @return the image to be shown or <code>null</code> if no image is desired
     */
    Icon getIcon();

    void getCompletion(CompletionCallback callback);

    /**
     * Callback called when the completion is applied.
     */
    interface CompletionCallback{
        void onCompletion(Completion completion);
    }
}