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package org.eclipse.jface.window;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
/**
* Interface for objects that can return a shell. This is normally used for
* opening child windows. An object that wants to open child shells can take
* an IShellProvider in its constructor, and the object that implements IShellProvider
* can dynamically choose where child shells should be opened.
*
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface IShellProvider extends Serializable {
/**
* Returns the current shell (or null if none). This return value may
* change over time, and should not be cached.
*
* @return the current shell or null if none
*/
Shell getShell();
}