IDomainSourceModelType.java

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package org.eclipse.jst.jsf.common.metadata.internal;

import java.util.Set;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;

/**
 * Binds a domain of metadata to a source model type which is defined by a {@link IMetaDataLocator} 
 * and set of {@link IMetaDataTranslator}s
 * Not intended to be implemented by clients.  Created from ext-pts.
 */
public interface IDomainSourceModelType {
	/**
	 * @return domain id
	 */
	public String getDomain();
	/**
	 * @param project - may be null
	 * @return instance of IMetaDataLocator - may return null if the locator cannot operate in the current context
	 */
	public IMetaDataLocator getLocator(IProject project);
//	public int getOrdinal();
	/**
	 * @return set of {@link IMetaDataTranslator}s for the domain source model type
	 */
	public Set<IMetaDataTranslator> getTranslators();
	
	/**
	 * @return oridinal for this type within the domain
	 */
	public int getOrdinal();
}