IModel.java

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

/**
 * The <code>IModel</code> manages instances of <code>IModelElement</code>s.
 * <code>IModelChangedListener</code>s register with the <code>IModel</code>,
 * and receive <code>ModelChangedEvent</code>s for all changes.
 * @author Torsten Juergeleit
 * @author Christian Dupuis
 */
public interface IModel extends IModelElement {

	/**
	 * Returns the element for the given element ID.
	 *
	 * @param id the element's unique ID
	 */
	IModelElement getElement(String id);

	void addChangeListener(IModelChangeListener listener);

	void removeChangeListener(IModelChangeListener listener);
}