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package net.sf.orcc.ui.launching;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy;

/**
 * This interface defines a widget that shows an option.
 * 
 * @author Matthieu Wipliez
 * 
 */
public interface OptionWidget {

	/**
	 * Hides this option widget (and this children, if any).
	 */
	void hide();

	/**
	 * Initializes this option widget from the given configuration.
	 * 
	 * @param configuration
	 *            a launch configuration
	 * @throws CoreException
	 */
	void initializeFrom(ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
			throws CoreException;

	/**
	 * Returns true if this option widget is valid in the context of the given
	 * configuration.
	 * 
	 * @param launchConfig
	 *            a launch configuration
	 */
	boolean isValid(ILaunchConfiguration launchConfig);

	/**
	 * Copies values from this option widget into the given working copy of a
	 * launch configuration.
	 * 
	 * @param configuration
	 *            a working copy of a launch configuration
	 */
	void performApply(ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy configuration);

	/**
	 * Shows this option widget (and this children, if any).
	 */
	void show();

}