DeletionCapabableModel.java

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package org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash.model;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * A model that is capabable of deleting (at least some) of its elements should implement this.
 *
 * @author Nieraj Singh
 * @author Kris De Volder
 */
public interface DeletionCapabableModel {

	void delete(Collection<BootDashElement> collection, UserInteractions ui);

	/**
	 * Assuming a given element belongs to this model, is this model capable of deleting the element?
	 */
	boolean canDelete(BootDashElement element);

	/**
	 * Create a message that will be shown to the user to ask them to confirm if they really want to go ahead and
	 * delete the given elements.
	 */
	String getDeletionConfirmationMessage(Collection<BootDashElement> value);
}