http://www.eclipse.org/platform: Extension Registry Support (Eclipse Foundation) 
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SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
Contributors:
    IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation

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 * Copyright (c) 2006, 2008 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.core.runtime;


This interface describes a registry contributor - an entity that supplies information
to the extension registry.

 Registry contributor objects can be obtained by calling IExtensionPoint.getContributor(), IExtension.getContributor(), and IConfigurationElement.getContributor(). Alternatively, a contributor factory appropriate for the registry in use can be called to directly obtain an IContributor object. 

This interface can be used without OSGi running.


This interface is not intended to be implemented or extended by clients.



See Also:
Since:org.eclipse.equinox.registry 3.2
@noimplementThis interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
@noextendThis interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
/**
 * This interface describes a registry contributor - an entity that supplies information
 * to the extension registry.
 * <p>
 * Registry contributor objects can be obtained by calling {@link IExtensionPoint#getContributor()},
 * {@link IExtension#getContributor()}, and {@link IConfigurationElement#getContributor()}.
 * Alternatively, a contributor factory appropriate for the registry in use can be called to directly
 * obtain an IContributor object.
 * </p><p>
 * This interface can be used without OSGi running.
 * </p><p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented or extended by clients.
 * </p>
 * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.ContributorFactoryOSGi
 * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.ContributorFactorySimple
 *
 * @since org.eclipse.equinox.registry 3.2
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
 */
public interface IContributor {

	
Provides name of the contributor (e.g., "org.eclipse.core.runtime").

Returns:name of the registry contributor
/**
	 * Provides name of the contributor (e.g., "org.eclipse.core.runtime").
	 *
	 * @return name of the registry contributor
	 */
	public String getName();
}