IShellProvider.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.window;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;

/**
 * Interface for objects that can return a shell. This is normally used for 
 * opening child windows. An object that wants to open child shells can take 
 * an IShellProvider in its constructor, and the object that implements IShellProvider
 * can dynamically choose where child shells should be opened.  
 * 
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface IShellProvider extends Serializable {
    /**
     * Returns the current shell (or null if none). This return value may
     * change over time, and should not be cached.
     * 
     * @return the current shell or null if none
     */
    Shell getShell();
}