EditorInput.java

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

import org.eclipse.che.ide.api.resources.VirtualFile;
import org.vectomatic.dom.svg.ui.SVGResource;

import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;

/**
 * <code>EditorInput</code> is a light weight descriptor of editor input, like a file name but more abstract. It is not a model. It is a
 * description of the model source for an <code>Editor</code>.
 * <p>
 * An editor input is passed to an editor via the <code>EditorPartPresenter.init</code> method.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:evidolob@exoplatform.com">Evgen Vidolob</a>
 */
public interface EditorInput {

    /**
     * Returns the image descriptor for this input.
     *
     * @return the SVG image resource for this input.
     */
    @NotNull
    SVGResource getSVGResource();

    /**
     * Returns the name of this editor input for display purposes.
     * <p/>
     * For instance, when the input is from a file, the return value would ordinarily be just the file name.
     *
     * @return the name string; never <code>null</code>;
     */
    @NotNull
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the tool tip text for this editor input. This text is used to differentiate between two input with the same name. For
     * instance, MyClass.java in folder X and MyClass.java in folder Y. The format of the text varies between input types.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return the tool tip text; never <code>null</code>.
     */
    @NotNull
    String getToolTipText();

    /**
     * Return the file of this input
     *
     * @return the File; never <code>null</code>
     */
    @NotNull
    VirtualFile getFile();

    /**
     * Sets file of this input.
     *
     * @param file
     */
    void setFile(@NotNull VirtualFile file);
}