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/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2015 IBM Corporation and others.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.ui;

/**
 * A part service tracks the creation and activation of parts within a
 * workbench page.
 * <p>
 * This service can be acquired from your service locator:
 * <pre>
 * 	IPartService service = (IPartService) getSite().getService(IPartService.class);
 * </pre>
 * <ul>
 * <li>This service is not available globally, only from the workbench window level down.</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see IWorkbenchPage
 * @see org.eclipse.ui.services.IServiceLocator#getService(Class)
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 */
public interface IPartService {

    /**
     * Adds the given listener for part lifecycle events.
     * Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Note:</b> listeners should be removed when no longer necessary. If
	 * not, they will be removed when the IServiceLocator used to acquire this
	 * service is disposed.
	 * </p>
     *
     * @param listener a part listener
     * @see #removePartListener(IPartListener)
     */
    void addPartListener(IPartListener listener);

    /**
     * Adds the given listener for part lifecycle events.
     * Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.
     * <p>
     * As of 3.5, the IPartListener2 can also implement IPageChangedListener
     * to be notified about any parts that implement IPageChangeProvider and
     * post PageChangedEvents.
     * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Note:</b> listeners should be removed when no longer necessary. If
	 * not, they will be removed when the IServiceLocator used to acquire this
	 * service is disposed.
	 * </p>
     *
     * @param listener a part listener
     * @see #removePartListener(IPartListener2)
     * @see org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IPageChangeProvider
     * @see org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IPageChangedListener
     */
    void addPartListener(IPartListener2 listener);

    /**
     * Returns the active part.
     *
     * @return the active part, or <code>null</code> if no part is currently active
     */
    IWorkbenchPart getActivePart();

    /**
     * Returns the active part reference.
     *
     * @return the active part reference, or <code>null</code> if no part
     * is currently active
     */
    IWorkbenchPartReference getActivePartReference();

    /**
	 * Removes the given part listener. Has no effect if an identical listener
	 * is not registered.
	 *
	 * @param listener
	 *            a part listener
	 */
    void removePartListener(IPartListener listener);

    /**
	 * Removes the given part listener. Has no effect if an identical listener
	 * is not registered.
	 *
	 * @param listener
	 *            a part listener
	 */
    void removePartListener(IPartListener2 listener);
}