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package org.springframework.ide.eclipse.core.model;
import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
/**
* Common protocol for all model elements that map to a {@link IResource} in the Eclipse workspace.
* @author Torsten Juergeleit
* @author Christian Dupuis
*/
public interface IResourceModelElement extends IModelElement {
/**
* Returns the nearest enclosing resource for this element.
*/
IResource getElementResource();
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this element belongs to a ZIP file. In this case the element's
* resource specifies the ZIP file and the elements's name defines the ZIP file name plus the
* corresponding ZIP entry (delimited by {@link ZipEntryStorage#DELIMITER}).
*/
boolean isElementArchived();
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this {@link IResourceModelElement} is backed by a
* {@link IResource} that external to the Eclipse workspace.
* @since 2.2.1
*/
boolean isExternal();
}