org.eclipse.update.core
Interface IImport

All Superinterfaces:

IAdaptable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Import

public interface IImport

extends IAdaptable

Plug-in dependency entry. Describes a feture dependency on a particular plug-in. The dependency can specify a specific plug-in version and a matching rule for satisfying the dependency.

Clients may implement this interface. However, in most cases clients should directly instantiate or subclass the provided implementation of this interface.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Import

Field Summary

static int	RULE_COMPATIBLE Dependency can be satisfied only with plug-in version that is compatible with the specified version (either is equivalent, or greater minor identifier (but same major identifier)).
static int	RULE_EQUIVALENT Dependency can be satisfied only with plug-in version that is equivalent to the specified version (same major and minor version identifier, greater than or equal service identifier).
static int	RULE_GREATER_OR_EQUAL Dependency can be satisfied only with plug-in version that is greater or equal to the specified version.
static int	RULE_NONE No matching rule specified
static int	RULE_PERFECT Dependency can be satisfied only with plug-in version matching exactly the specified version.

Method Summary

int	getRule() Returns the matching rule for the dependency.
VersionedIdentifier	getVersionedIdentifier() Returns an identifier of the dependent plug-in.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

getAdapter

Field Detail

RULE_NONE

public static final int RULE_NONE

No matching rule specified

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Constant Field Values

RULE_PERFECT

public static final int RULE_PERFECT

Dependency can be satisfied only with plug-in version matching exactly the specified version.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Constant Field Values

RULE_EQUIVALENT

public static final int RULE_EQUIVALENT

Dependency can be satisfied only with plug-in version that is equivalent to the specified version (same major and minor version identifier, greater than or equal service identifier).

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Constant Field Values

RULE_COMPATIBLE

public static final int RULE_COMPATIBLE

Dependency can be satisfied only with plug-in version that is compatible with the specified version (either is equivalent, or greater minor identifier (but same major identifier)).

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Constant Field Values

RULE_GREATER_OR_EQUAL

public static final int RULE_GREATER_OR_EQUAL

Dependency can be satisfied only with plug-in version that is greater or equal to the specified version.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getVersionedIdentifier

public VersionedIdentifier getVersionedIdentifier()

Returns an identifier of the dependent plug-in.

Returns:

plug-in identifier

Since:

2.0

getRule

public int getRule()

Returns the matching rule for the dependency.

Returns:

matching rule

Since:

2.0