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41: package org.openide.util;
42:
43: import org.openide.util.Lookup;
44:
45: /** An interface that can be registered in a lookup by subsystems
46: * wish to provide a global context actions should react to. The global
47: * context is accessible via {@link Utilities#actionsGlobalContext} method
48: * and is expected to contain similar content as the context used when
49: * context aware actions (see {@link ContextAwareAction}) are being
50: * manipulated for example via method {@link Utilities#actionsToPopup}, so
51: * in current state it is reasonable to put there all currently active
52: * <a href="@org-openide-nodes@/org/openide/nodes/Node.html">Node</a>, their cookies and {@link javax.swing.ActionMap}.
53: * By default this interface is implemented by window system to delegate
54: * to currently activated <a href="@org-openide-windows@/org/openide/windows/TopComponent.html#getLookup()">TopComponent's lookup</a>.
55: *
56: * @author Jaroslav Tulach
57: * @since 4.10
58: */
59: public interface ContextGlobalProvider {
60: /** Creates the context in form of Lookup.
61: * @return the context
62: */
63: public abstract Lookup createGlobalContext();
64: }
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