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package org.eclipse.debug.core;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
/**
* Responsible for migrating launch configurations between different versions of Eclipse.
* A migration delegate is contributed as an optional attribute of a
* <code>launchConfigurationType</code> extension and is responsible for identifying
* migration candidates and migrating launch configurations of that type.
* <p>
* For example, since 3.2 launch configurations may have resources mapped to them. A migration
* delegate could assign appropriate resources to a launch configuration create in an earlier
* version.
* </p>
* <p>
* Clients may implement this interface.
* </p>
* @since 3.2
*/
public interface ILaunchConfigurationMigrationDelegate {
/**
* Returns whether the given launch configuration requires migration.
*
* @param candidate potential migration candidate
* @return whether the given launch configuration requires migration
* @throws CoreException if an exception occurs determining the status of the
* given configuration
*/
public boolean isCandidate(ILaunchConfiguration candidate) throws CoreException;
/**
* Migrates the given launch configuration to be compatible with the current tooling.
*
* @param candidate the candidate to be migrated, which can be a launch configuration
* or working copy
* @throws CoreException if an exception occurs during migration
*/
public void migrate(ILaunchConfiguration candidate) throws CoreException;
}