1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2002-2012, the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * This software is distributable under the BSD license. See the terms of the
5 * BSD license in the documentation provided with this software.
6 *
7 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
8 */
9 package jline.console.completer;
10
11 import jline.console.ConsoleReader;
12
13 import java.io.IOException;
14 import java.util.List;
15
16 /**
17 * Handler for dealing with candidates for tab-completion.
18 *
19 * @author <a href="mailto:mwp1@cornell.edu">Marc Prud'hommeaux</a>
20 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@planet57.com">Jason Dillon</a>
21 * @since 2.3
22 */
23 public interface CompletionHandler
24 {
25 boolean complete(ConsoleReader reader, List<CharSequence> candidates, int position) throws IOException;
26 }