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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.pde.core;
import java.io.*;
import org.eclipse.core.resources.*;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.*;
/**
 * A generic model. Classes that implement this interface are expected to be
 * able to:
 * <ul>
 * <li>Load from an input stream
 * <li>Reload (reset, load, fire 'world change')
 * <li>Dispose (clear all the data and reset)
 * <li>Be associated with a resource (optional)
 * </ul>
 * If a model is not created from a workspace resource file, its underlying
 * resource will be <samp>null </samp>.
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface IModel extends IBaseModel {
	/**
	 * Returns a string found in the resource bundle associated with this model
	 * for the provided key.
	 * 
	 * @param key
	 *            the name to use for bundle lookup
	 * @return the string for the key in the resource bundle, or the key itself
	 *         if not found
	 */
	String getResourceString(String key);
	/**
	 * Returns a workspace resource that this model is created from. Load/reload
	 * operations are not directly connected with the resource (although they
	 * can be). In some cases, models will load from a buffer (an editor
	 * document) rather than a resource. However, the buffer will eventually be
	 * synced up with this resource.
	 * <p>
	 * With the caveat of stepped loading, all other properties of the
	 * underlying resource could be used directly (path, project etc.).
	 * 
	 * @return a workspace resource (file) that this model is associated with,
	 *         or <samp>null </samp> if the model is not created from a
	 *         resource.
	 */
	public IResource getUnderlyingResource();
	/**
	 * Tests if this model is loaded and can be used.
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the model has been loaded
	 */
	boolean isLoaded();
	/**
	 * Tests if this model is in sync with the storage object it was loaded
	 * from. Models loaded from resources are in sync if underlying resources
	 * are in sync. Models loaded from files on the file systems are in sync if
	 * the time stamp matches the model time stamp.
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the model is in sync with the file system.
	 */
	boolean isInSync();
	/**
	 * Returns the last modification time stamp. The model itself does not have
	 * the time stamp. It is 'borrowed' from the underlying physical object.
	 * 
	 * @return the time stamp of the underlying physical object.
	 */
	long getTimeStamp();
	/**
	 * Loads the model directly from an underlying resource. This method does
	 * nothing if this model has no underlying resource or if there is a buffer
	 * stage between the model and the resource.
	 * 
	 * @throws CoreException
	 *             if errors are encountered during the loading.
	 */
	public void load() throws CoreException;
	/**
	 * Loads the model from the provided input stream. This method throws a
	 * CoreException if errors are encountered during the loading. Upon
	 * succesful load, 'isLoaded()' should return <samp>true </samp>.
	 * 
	 * @param source
	 *            an input stream that should be parsed to load the model
	 * @param outOfSync
	 *            if true, time stamp will not be updated to maintain
	 *            out-of-sync state of the model.
	 * @throws CoreException
	 *             if errors are encountered during the loading.
	 */
	public void load(InputStream source, boolean outOfSync)
			throws CoreException;
	/**
	 * Reload is a version of 'load' operation that has the following steps:
	 * <ul>
	 * <li>Reset the model
	 * <li>Load the model
	 * <li>Fire "world changed" event
	 * </ul>
	 * Reload operation is used when a model that is already in use is
	 * invalidated by a change in the underlying buffer or resource. Since we
	 * don't know the extent of the change, the only safe thing to do is to
	 * reparse the buffer to sync up. The event that is subsequently fired
	 * should be used by listeners to discard all caches and/or fully refresh
	 * views that shows any portion of the model.
	 * 
	 * @param source
	 *            an input stream that should be parsed to load the model.
	 * @param outOfSync
	 *            if true, the timestamp will not be updated to maintain
	 *            out-of-sync state of the model.
	 * @throws CoreException
	 *             if errors are encountered during the reloading.
	 */
	public void reload(InputStream source, boolean outOfSync)
			throws CoreException;
	/**
	 * Returns whether this model needs to react to changes in source and
	 * reconcile them. Only model instances used in editors need to perform this
	 * task.
	 * 
	 * @return <code>true</code> if this is a reconciling model,
	 *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
	 */
	public boolean isReconcilingModel();
}
