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19
20 package org.netbeans.spi.editor;
21
22 import java.util.ResourceBundle JavaDoc;
23 import javax.swing.Action JavaDoc;
24 import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent JavaDoc;
25
26 /** This is provider of implementation. This package (org.netbeans.editor)
27  * represent editor core which can be used independently on the rest of NetBeans.
28  * However this core needs access to higher level functionality like access
29  * to localized bundles, access to settings storage, etc. which can be implemented
30  * differently by the applications which uses this editor core. For this purpose
31  * was created this abstract class and it can be extended with any other methods which
32  * are more and more often required by core editor. Example implementation
33  * of this provider can be found in org.netbeans.modules.editor package
34  *
35  * @author David Konecny
36  * @since 10/2001
37  */

38 public interface EditorImplementationProvider {
39
40     /** Returns ResourceBundle for the given class.*/
41     public ResourceBundle JavaDoc getResourceBundle(String JavaDoc localizer);
42
43     /** This is temporary method which allows core editor to access
44      * glyph gutter action. These actions are then used when user clicks
45      * on glyph gutter. In next version this should be removed and redesigned
46      * as suggested in issue #16762 */

47     public Action JavaDoc[] getGlyphGutterActions(JTextComponent JavaDoc target);
48
49     /** Activates the given component or one of its ancestors.
50      * @return whether the component or one of its ancestors was succesfuly activated
51      * */

52     public boolean activateComponent(JTextComponent JavaDoc c);
53 }
54
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