1 package net.sourceforge.phpdt.externaltools.variable;
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12 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
15 * Responsible for expanding a variable into a list of
16 * <code>IResource</code>.
18 * Implementation of this interface will be treated like
19 * a singleton. That is, only one instance will be created
20 * per variable extension.
22 * This interface is not to be extended by clients. Clients
23 * may implement this interface.
26 public interface IVariableResourceExpander {
28 * Returns the <code>IResource</code> list
29 * for the given variable tag and value.
31 * @param varTag the variable tag name
32 * @param varValue the value for the variable
33 * @param context the context the variable should use to expand itself
34 * @return the list of <code>IResource</code> or <code>null</code> if not
35 * possible (note, elements of the list can be <code>null</code>)
37 public IResource[] getResources(String varTag, String varValue, ExpandVariableContext context);