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11
12 package org.eclipse.update.operations;
13
14 import org.eclipse.update.configuration.*;
15 import org.eclipse.update.core.*;
16
17 /**
18  * An operation that applies to a feature, such as install, uninstall, etc.
19  * <p>
20  * <b>Note:</b> This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
21  * change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback
22  * from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken
23  * (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
24  * </p>
25  * @since 3.0
26  */
27 public interface IFeatureOperation extends IOperation {
28     /**
29      * Returns the feature to operate on.
30      * @return the feature to operate on.
31      */
32     public abstract IFeature getFeature();
33     /**
34      * Returns the site in which the operation is applied.
35      * @return the site that owns or will own the feature.
36      */
37     public abstract IConfiguredSite getTargetSite();
38     /**
39      * Returns the previous version of the feature (if any).
40      * @return the previous installed version of a feature (if any).
41      */
42     public abstract IFeature getOldFeature();
43     /**
44      * Sets the site in which the feature is being operated on.
45      * @param targetSite the site in which the featre is being operated on.
46      */
47     public abstract void setTargetSite(IConfiguredSite targetSite);
48 }
49
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