IAsOptions.java

/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * 
 */
package org.reuseware.air.language.abstractsyntax.resource.as;

/**
 * A list of constants that contains the keys for some options that are built into
 * EMFText. Generated resource plug-ins do automatically recognize this options
 * and use them if they are configured properly.
 */
public interface IAsOptions {
	
	/**
	 * The key for the option to provide a stream pre-processor.
	 */
	public String INPUT_STREAM_PREPROCESSOR_PROVIDER = "INPUT_STREAM_PREPROCESSOR_PROVIDER";
	
	/**
	 * The key for the option to provide a resource post-processor.
	 */
	public String RESOURCE_POSTPROCESSOR_PROVIDER = "RESOURCE_POSTPROCESSOR_PROVIDER";
	
	/**
	 * The key for the option to specify an expected content type in text resources
	 * and text parsers. A content type is an EClass that specifies the root object of
	 * a text resource. If this option is set, the parser does not use the start
	 * symbols defined in the .cs specification, use the given EClass as start symbol
	 * instead.
	 */
	public final String RESOURCE_CONTENT_TYPE = "RESOURCE_CONTENT_TYPE";
	
}