/**
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 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.e4.ui.model.application.commands;

import java.util.List;
import org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.MApplicationElement;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Binding Context</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * <p>
 * This class describes the hierarchy of contexts that are used by the 
 * <code>EBindingService</code> to determine which Bindings are currently 
 * available to the user.
 * </p>
 * @since 1.0
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * </p>
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.commands.MBindingContext#getName <em>Name</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.commands.MBindingContext#getDescription <em>Description</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.commands.MBindingContext#getChildren <em>Children</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface MBindingContext extends MApplicationElement {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Name</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * <strong>Developers</strong>:
	 * Add more detailed documentation by editing this comment in 
	 * org.eclipse.ui.model.workbench/model/UIElements.ecore. 
	 * There is a GenModel/documentation node under each type and attribute.
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Name</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setName(String)
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.commands.MBindingContext#getName <em>Name</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Name</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getName()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setName(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Description</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * <strong>Developers</strong>:
	 * Add more detailed documentation by editing this comment in 
	 * org.eclipse.ui.model.workbench/model/UIElements.ecore. 
	 * There is a GenModel/documentation node under each type and attribute.
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setDescription(String)
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getDescription();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.commands.MBindingContext#getDescription <em>Description</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getDescription()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setDescription(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Children</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.commands.MBindingContext}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * <strong>Developers</strong>:
	 * Add more detailed documentation by editing this comment in 
	 * org.eclipse.ui.model.workbench/model/UIElements.ecore. 
	 * There is a GenModel/documentation node under each type and attribute.
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Children</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @model containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	List<MBindingContext> getChildren();

} // MBindingContext
