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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;

/**
 * A content provider mediates between the viewer's model
 * and the viewer itself.
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ContentViewer#setContentProvider(IContentProvider)
 */
public interface IContentProvider {
    /**
     * Disposes of this content provider.
     * This is called by the viewer when it is disposed.
     * 
     * The viewer should not be updated during this call, as it is in the process
     * of being disposed.
     * 
     * 
     * The default implementation does nothing.
     * 
     */
	default public void dispose() {
	}

    /**
     * Notifies this content provider that the given viewer's input
     * has been switched to a different element.
     * 
     * A typical use for this method is registering the content provider as a listener
     * to changes on the new input (using model-specific means), and deregistering the viewer
     * from the old input. In response to these change notifications, the content provider
     * should update the viewer (see the add, remove, update and refresh methods on the viewers).
     * 
     * 
     * The viewer should not be updated during this call, as it might be in the process
     * of being disposed.
     * 
     * 
     * The default implementation does nothing.
     * 
     *
     * @param viewer the viewer
     * @param oldInput the old input element, or null if the viewer
     *   did not previously have an input
     * @param newInput the new input element, or null if the viewer
     *   does not have an input
     */
	default public void inputChanged(Viewer viewer, Object oldInput, Object newInput) {
	}
}