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package org.eclipse.help.base;
/**
* Producer capable of generating or otherwise obtaining AbstractHelpScopes
* for filtering the help system. Scopes can be defined either by adding a
* 'scope' or 'scopeProducer' element to the
* <code>"org.eclipse.help.base.scope"</code> extension point.
*
* The 'scopeProducer' allows for runtime scopes to be created.
*
*
* @since 3.6
*/
public interface IHelpScopeProducer {
/**
* Obtains a list of IScopeHandles, which in turn will contain
* AbstracHelpScope implementations. Use this method to create
* or load AbstractHelpScopes at runtime.
*
* @return an array of the contributed scope handles. May not be <code>null</code>.
*/
public IScopeHandle[] getScopeHandles();
}