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*
* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.ui.intro;
/**
* An intro content detector is used when starting the Workbench to determine if
* new intro content is available. Since calling this method is part of the
* Workbench start sequence, subclasses should be implemented with care as not
* to introduce noticeable delay at startup. If an intro content detector
* reports new available content, the view part showing the content will be
* opened again even if the user had closed it in a previous session. Because of
* this, the intro view part should draw the user's attention to the new content
* to avoid confusion about why the intro view part was opened again without the
* user requesting it.
*
* @since 1.1
*
*/
public abstract class IntroContentDetector {
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if new intro content is available.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if new intro content is available
*/
public abstract boolean isNewContentAvailable();
}