org.eclipse.graphiti.ui.services

Interface IExtensionManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExtensionManager

public interface IExtensionManager

The Interface IExtensionManager.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IDiagramTypeProvider	createDiagramTypeProvider(Diagram diagram, java.lang.String providerId) Create an instance of a diagram type provider (and also the feature provider) without having a diagram editor open.
IDiagramTypeProvider	createDiagramTypeProvider(java.lang.String providerId) Creates a diagram type provider.
IFeatureProvider	createFeatureProvider(Diagram diagram) Create an instance of a feature provider (and also the diagram type provider) without having a diagram editor open.
java.lang.String	getDiagramTypeProviderId(java.lang.String diagramTypeId) Gets the diagram type provider id.
java.lang.String[]	getDiagramTypeProviderIds(java.lang.String diagramTypeId) Gets the diagram type provider id's.
IDiagramType[]	getDiagramTypes() Gets all the registered diagram types.

Method Detail

getDiagramTypeProviderIds

java.lang.String[] getDiagramTypeProviderIds(java.lang.String diagramTypeId)

Gets the diagram type provider id's.

Parameters:

diagramTypeId - the diagram type id

Returns:

provider id's of all the diagram type providers which can handle the given diagram type id.

getDiagramTypeProviderId

java.lang.String getDiagramTypeProviderId(java.lang.String diagramTypeId)

Gets the diagram type provider id.

Parameters:

diagramTypeId - the diagram type id

Returns:

provider id of the diagram type providers which can handle the given diagram type id. If more then one diagram type providers available, the first one will be returned.

createDiagramTypeProvider

IDiagramTypeProvider createDiagramTypeProvider(java.lang.String providerId)

Creates a diagram type provider.

Parameters:

providerId - the provider id

Returns:

new instance of a diagram type provider

See Also:

IDiagramTypeProvider

getDiagramTypes

IDiagramType[] getDiagramTypes()

Gets all the registered diagram types.

Returns:

the registered diagram types

See Also:

IDiagramType

createFeatureProvider

IFeatureProvider createFeatureProvider(Diagram diagram)

Create an instance of a feature provider (and also the diagram type provider) without having a diagram editor open. This instance can be used for the generation of diagrams in the background. All features which do not expect an open editor can be reused.

Parameters:

diagram - The diagram on which the diagram type provider will work

Returns:

new instance of a feature provider

See Also:

IFeatureProvider

createDiagramTypeProvider

IDiagramTypeProvider createDiagramTypeProvider(Diagram diagram,
                                               java.lang.String providerId)

Create an instance of a diagram type provider (and also the feature provider) without having a diagram editor open. This instance can be used for the generation of diagrams in the background. All features which do not expect an open editor can be reused.

Parameters:

diagram - The diagram on which the diagram type provider will work

providerId - Id of the diagram type provider which should be used

Returns:

new instance of a diagram type provider

See Also:

IDiagramTypeProvider