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*
* Contributors:
* Intel Corporation - Initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.settings.model;
import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.CExternalSetting;
import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICConfigurationDescription;
import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
/**
* Root of the External Settings Provider Factory hierarchy. These
* are responsible for creating {@link CExternalSettingsContainer}s
* for a given settings provider id. The container
* is a simple container for external settings accessible via:
* {@link CExternalSettingsContainer#getExternalSettings()}
*
* There are two concrete implementation of this in CDT:
* <ul>
* <li>{@link CfgExportSettingContainerFactory} responsible for settings propagated
* referenced configurations.</li>
* <li>{@link ExtensionContainerFactory} responsible for settings contributed
* using the external settings extension point.</li>
* </ul>
*/
public abstract class CExternalSettingContainerFactory {
/**
* Create a settings container for fetching External Settings from the External
* Settings provider with the given id on the specified project and configuration
*
* @param id of the external settings provider
* @param project project to fetch settings for
* @param cfgDes configuration to fetch settings for
* @param previousSettings settings as previously cached by cdt.core
* @return {@link CExternalSettingsContainer}
* @throws CoreException
*/
public abstract CExternalSettingsContainer createContainer(
String id,
IProject project,
ICConfigurationDescription cfgDes, CExternalSetting[] previousSettings) throws CoreException;
public void addListener(ICExternalSettingsListener listener){
}
public void removeListener(ICExternalSettingsListener listener){
}
public void startup(){
}
public void shutdown(){
}
}