Checkers.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2011 Google Inc.
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 * Contributors:
 *     Alex Ruiz  - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.model;

/**
 * Utility methods related to <code>{@link IChecker}</code>.
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public final class Checkers {

	/**
	 * Indicates whether the given checker can "run as you type."
	 * @param checker the checker to verify.
	 * @return {@code true} if the given checker can "run as you type"; {@code false} otherwise.
	 * @see IChecker#runInEditor()
	 */
	public static boolean canCheckerRunAsYouType(IChecker checker) {
		return checker.runInEditor() && checker instanceof IRunnableInEditorChecker;
	}

	private Checkers() {}
}