- * There is no 1/1 mapping between widgets and form parts. A widget like Section - * can be a part by itself, but a number of widgets can gather around one form - * part. - *
- * This interface should not be extended or implemented. New form instances
- * should be created using ManagedForm.
- *
- * @see ManagedForm
- * @since 1.0
- * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
- * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
- */
-public interface IManagedForm {
- /**
- * Initializes the form by looping through the managed parts and
- * initializing them. Has no effect if already called once.
- */
- public void initialize();
-
- /**
- * Returns the toolkit used by this form.
- *
- * @return the toolkit
- */
- public FormToolkit getToolkit();
-
- /**
- * Returns the form widget managed by this form.
- *
- * @return the form widget
- */
- public ScrolledComposite getForm();
-
- /**
- * Reflows the form as a result of the layout change.
- *
- * @param changed
- * if true, discard cached layout information
- */
- public void reflow(boolean changed);
-
- /**
- * A part can use this method to notify other parts that implement
- * IPartSelectionListener about selection changes.
- *
- * @param part
- * the part that broadcasts the selection
- * @param selection
- * the selection in the part
- */
- public void fireSelectionChanged(IFormPart part, ISelection selection);
-
- /**
- * Returns all the parts currently managed by this form.
- *
- * @return the managed parts
- */
- IFormPart[] getParts();
-
- /**
- * Adds the new part to the form.
- *
- * @param part
- * the part to add
- */
- void addPart(IFormPart part);
-
- /**
- * Removes the part from the form.
- *
- * @param part
- * the part to remove
- */
- void removePart(IFormPart part);
-
- /**
- * Sets the input of this page to the provided object.
- *
- * @param input
- * the new page input
- * @return true if the form contains this object,
- * false otherwise.
- */
- boolean setInput(Object input);
-
- /**
- * Returns the current page input.
- *
- * @return page input object or null if not applicable.
- */
- Object getInput();
-
- /**
- * Tests if form is dirty. A managed form is dirty if at least one managed
- * part is dirty.
- *
- * @return true if at least one managed part is dirty,
- * false otherwise.
- */
- boolean isDirty();
-
- /**
- * Notifies the form that the dirty state of one of its parts has changed.
- * The global dirty state of the form can be obtained by calling 'isDirty'.
- *
- * @see #isDirty
- */
- void dirtyStateChanged();
-
- /**
- * Commits the dirty form. All pending changes in the widgets are flushed
- * into the model.
- *
- * @param onSave
- */
- void commit(boolean onSave);
-
- /**
- * Tests if form is stale. A managed form is stale if at least one managed
- * part is stale. This can happen when the underlying model changes,
- * resulting in the presentation of the part being out of sync with the
- * model and needing refreshing.
- *
- * @return true if the form is stale, false
- * otherwise.
- */
- boolean isStale();
-
- /**
- * Notifies the form that the stale state of one of its parts has changed.
- * The global stale state of the form can be obtained by calling 'isStale'.
- */
- void staleStateChanged();
-
- /**
- * Refreshes the form by refreshing every part that is stale.
- */
- void refresh();
-
- /**
- * Sets the container that owns this form. Depending on the context, the
- * container may be wizard, editor page, editor etc.
- *
- * @param container
- * the container of this form
- */
- void setContainer(Object container);
-
- /**
- * Returns the container of this form.
- *
- * @return the form container
- */
- Object getContainer();
-
- /**
- * Returns the message manager that will keep track of messages in this
- * form.
- *
- * @return the message manager instance
- */
-// IMessageManager getMessageManager();
-}