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package org.eclipse.ui;
/**
* The workbench's global registry of perspectives.
*
* This registry contains a descriptor for each perspectives in the workbench.
* It is initially populated with stock perspectives from the workbench's
* perspective extension point ("org.eclipse.ui.perspectives") and
* with custom perspectives defined by the user.
*
* This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
*
* @see IWorkbench#getPerspectiveRegistry
* @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
*/
public interface IPerspectiveRegistry {
/**
* Clones an existing perspective.
*
* @param id the id for the cloned perspective, which must not already be used by
* any registered perspective
* @param label the label assigned to the cloned perspective
* @param desc the perspective to clone
* @return the cloned perspective descriptor
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if there is already a perspective with the given id
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public IPerspectiveDescriptor clonePerspective(String id, String label,
IPerspectiveDescriptor desc) throws IllegalArgumentException;
/**
* Deletes a perspective. Has no effect if the perspective is defined in an
* extension.
*
* @param persp the perspective to delete
* @since 3.2
*/
public void deletePerspective(IPerspectiveDescriptor persp);
/**
* Finds and returns the registered perspective with the given perspective id.
*
* @param perspectiveId the perspective id
* @return the perspective, or null if none
* @see IPerspectiveDescriptor#getId
*/
public IPerspectiveDescriptor findPerspectiveWithId(String perspectiveId);
/**
* Finds and returns the registered perspective with the given label.
*
* @param label the label
* @return the perspective, or null if none
* @see IPerspectiveDescriptor#getLabel
*/
public IPerspectiveDescriptor findPerspectiveWithLabel(String label);
/**
* Returns the id of the default perspective for the workbench. This identifies one
* perspective extension within the workbench's perspective registry.
*
* Returns null if there is no default perspective.
*
*
* @return the default perspective id, or null
*/
public String getDefaultPerspective();
/**
* Returns a list of the perspectives known to the workbench.
*
* @return a list of perspectives
*/
public IPerspectiveDescriptor[] getPerspectives();
/**
* Sets the default perspective for the workbench to the given perspective id.
* If non-null, the id must correspond to a perspective extension
* within the workbench's perspective registry.
*
* A null id indicates no default perspective.
*
*
* @param id a perspective id, or null
*/
public void setDefaultPerspective(String id);
/**
* Reverts a perspective back to its original definition
* as specified in the plug-in manifest.
*
* @param perspToRevert the perspective to revert
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public void revertPerspective(IPerspectiveDescriptor perspToRevert);
}