HandlerUtils.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2016 EfficiOS Inc., Alexandre Montplaisir, Philippe Proulx
 *
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package org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.provisional.analysis.lami.ui.handler;

import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelectionProvider;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TreeSelection;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow;
import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;

/**
 * Utilities for UI handlers
 *
 * @author Philippe Proulx
 */
public final class HandlerUtils {

    private HandlerUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * Get the current selected UI element. Can be used instead of
     * {@link org.eclipse.ui.handlers.HandlerUtil#getCurrentSelection} when an
     * ExecutionEvent is not available.
     *
     * @return The element consisting of the selection
     */
    public static @Nullable Object getSelectedModelElement() {
        // Check if we are closing down
        final IWorkbenchWindow window = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow();
        if (window == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // Get the selection
        final IWorkbenchPage page = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();
        final IWorkbenchPart part = page.getActivePart();
        if (part == null) {
            return null;
        }
        final ISelectionProvider selectionProvider = part.getSite().getSelectionProvider();
        if (selectionProvider == null) {
            return null;
        }
        final ISelection selection = selectionProvider.getSelection();

        if (selection instanceof TreeSelection) {
            final TreeSelection sel = (TreeSelection) selection;
            // There should be only one item selected as per the plugin.xml
            return sel.getFirstElement();
        }

        return null;
    }

}