Package org.eclipse.core.commands.contexts

Class ContextManager

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    IContextListener
    public final class ContextManager
extends HandleObjectManager
implements IContextListener

    A context manager tracks the sets of defined and enabled contexts within the application. The manager sends notification events to listeners when these sets change. It is also possible to retrieve any given context with its identifier.

    This class is not intended to be extended by clients.

    Since:
    3.1

    • Field Detail

      • DEBUG

        public static boolean DEBUG
        This flag can be set to true if the context manager should print information to System.out when certain boundary conditions occur.

    • Constructor Detail

      • ContextManager

        public ContextManager()

    • Method Detail

      • deferUpdates

        public void deferUpdates​(boolean defer)
        Informs the manager that a batch operation has started.

        Note: You must insure that if you call deferUpdates(true) that nothing in your batched operation will prevent the matching call to deferUpdates(false).

        Parameters:
        defer - true when starting a batch operation false when ending the operation
        Since:
        3.5

      • addActiveContext

        public final void addActiveContext​(String contextId)
        Activates a context in this context manager.
        Parameters:
        contextId - The identifier of the context to activate; must not be null.

      • addContextManagerListener

        public final void addContextManagerListener​(IContextManagerListener listener)
        Adds a listener to this context manager. The listener will be notified when the set of defined contexts changes. This can be used to track the global appearance and disappearance of contexts.
        Parameters:
        listener - The listener to attach; must not be null.

      • contextChanged

        public final void contextChanged​(ContextEvent contextEvent)
        Description copied from interface: IContextListener
        Notifies that one or more properties of an instance of IContext have changed. Specific details are described in the ContextEvent.
        Specified by:
        contextChanged in interface IContextListener
        Parameters:
        contextEvent - the context event. Guaranteed not to be null.

      • getActiveContextIds

        public final Set getActiveContextIds()
        Returns the set of active context identifiers.
        Returns:
        The set of active context identifiers; this value may be null if no active contexts have been set yet. If the set is not null, then it contains only instances of String.

      • getContext

        public final Context getContext​(String contextId)
        Gets the context with the given identifier. If no such context currently exists, then the context will be created (but be undefined).
        Parameters:
        contextId - The identifier to find; must not be null.
        Returns:
        The context with the given identifier; this value will never be null, but it might be undefined.
        See Also:
        Context

      • getDefinedContextIds

        public final Set getDefinedContextIds()
        Returns the set of identifiers for those contexts that are defined.
        Returns:
        The set of defined context identifiers; this value may be empty, but it is never null.

      • getDefinedContexts

        public final Context[] getDefinedContexts()
        Returns the those contexts that are defined.
        Returns:
        The defined contexts; this value may be empty, but it is never null.
        Since:
        3.2

      • removeActiveContext

        public final void removeActiveContext​(String contextId)
        Deactivates a context in this context manager.
        Parameters:
        contextId - The identifier of the context to deactivate; must not be null.

      • removeContextManagerListener

        public final void removeContextManagerListener​(IContextManagerListener listener)
        Removes a listener from this context manager.
        Parameters:
        listener - The listener to be removed; must not be null.

      • setActiveContextIds

        public final void setActiveContextIds​(Set activeContextIds)
        Changes the set of active contexts for this context manager. The whole set is required so that internal consistency can be maintained and so that excessive recomputations do nothing occur.
        Parameters:
        activeContextIds - The new set of active context identifiers; may be null.