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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Obeo.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Obeo - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.eef.ide.ui.internal.widgets;
+
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
+import org.eclipse.ui.views.properties.tabbed.TabbedPropertySheetPage;
+
+/**
+ * Implementations of this interface will be used to handle the lifecycle of the widgets and controllers created for a
+ * description.
+ *
+ * @author sbegaudeau
+ */
+public interface ILifecycleManager {
+	/**
+	 * Creates the controls for the description.
+	 * 
+	 * @param parent
+	 *            The composite parent
+	 * @param tabbedPropertySheetPage
+	 *            The tabbed property sheet page
+	 */
+	void createControl(Composite parent, TabbedPropertySheetPage tabbedPropertySheetPage);
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepares for the widgets to be shown.
+	 */
+	void aboutToBeShown();
+
+	/**
+	 * Refresh the widgets.
+	 */
+	void refresh();
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepares for the widgets to be hidden.
+	 */
+	void aboutToBeHidden();
+
+	/**
+	 * Disposes the content created. The widgets created under the composite will be disposed by SWT already.
+	 */
+	void dispose();
+}