IBeansModelUpdate.java

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package org.springframework.ide.eclipse.beans.core.model.update;

import org.springframework.ide.eclipse.beans.core.model.IBeansProject;

/**
 * A model update is applied if the {@link #requiresUpdate(IBeansProject)}method returns true, indicating the this update wants to update the given
 * project by calling the {@link #updateProject(IBeansProject)}.
 * @author Christian Dupuis
 * @since 2.0.3
 */
public interface IBeansModelUpdate {
	
	/**
	 * Returns true if the given project needs to be updated.
	 */
	boolean requiresUpdate(IBeansProject beansProject);
	
	/**
	 * Update the given project.
	 */
	void updateProject(IBeansProject beansProject);

	/**
	 * Returns a useful description for that update to displayed in the UI.
	 */
	String getName();

}