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package org.eclipse.jface.action;

/**
 * This interface is used by instances of <code>IContributionItem</code>
 * to determine if the values for certain properties have been overriden
 * by their manager.
 * <p>
 * This interface is internal to the framework; it should not be implemented outside
 * the framework.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface IContributionManagerOverrides {
    /**
     * Id for the enabled property. Value is <code>"enabled"</code>.
     * 
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public final static String P_ENABLED = "enabled"; //$NON-NLS-1$

    /**
     * Returns <code>Boolean.TRUE</code> if the given contribution item should 
     * be enabled, <code>Boolean.FALSE</code> if the item should be disabled, and
     * <code>null</code> if the item may determine its own enablement.
     * 
     * @param item the contribution item for which the enable override value is 
     * determined
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public Boolean getEnabled(IContributionItem item);

    /**
     * This is not intended to be called outside of the workbench. This method
     * is intended to be deprecated in 3.1.
     * 
     * TODO deprecate for 3.1
     */
    public Integer getAccelerator(IContributionItem item);

    /**
     * This is not intended to be called outside of the workbench. This method
     * is intended to be deprecated in 3.1.
     * 
     * TODO deprecate for 3.1
     */
    public String getAcceleratorText(IContributionItem item);

    /**
     * This is not intended to be called outside of the workbench. This method
     * is intended to be deprecated in 3.1.
     * 
     * TODO deprecate for 3.1
     */
    public String getText(IContributionItem item);
}
