platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/Project.java

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package com.intellij.openapi.project;

import com.intellij.openapi.components.ComponentManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.AreaInstance;
import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Project interface class.
 */
public interface Project extends ComponentManager, AreaInstance {
  @NonNls String DIRECTORY_STORE_FOLDER = ProjectCoreUtil.DIRECTORY_BASED_PROJECT_DIR;

  /**
   * Returns a name ot the project. For a directory-based project it's an arbitrary string specified by user at project creation
   * or later in a project settings. For a file-based project it's a name of a project file without extension.
   *
   * @return project name
   */
  @NotNull
  @NonNls
  String getName();

  /**
   * Returns a project base directory - a parent directory of a <code>.ipr</code> file or <code>.idea</code> directory.<br/>
   * Returns <code>null</code> for default project.
   *
   * @return project base directory, or <code>null</code> for default project
   */
  VirtualFile getBaseDir();

  /**
   * Returns a system-dependent path to a project base directory (see {@linkplain #getBaseDir()}).<br/>
   * Returns <code>null</code> for default project.
   *
   * @return a path to a project base directory, or <code>null</code> for default project
   */
  @NonNls
  String getBasePath();

  /**
   * Returns project descriptor file:
   * <ul>
   *   <li><code>path/to/project/project.ipr</code> - for file-based projects</li>
   *   <li><code>path/to/project/.idea/misc.xml</code> - for directory-based projects</li>
   * </ul>
   * Returns <code>null</code> for default project.
   *
   * @return project descriptor file, or null for default project
   */
  @Nullable
  VirtualFile getProjectFile();

  /**
   * Returns a system-dependent path to project descriptor file (see {@linkplain #getProjectFile()}).<br/>
   * Returns empty string (<code>""</code>) for default project.
   *
   * @return project descriptor file, or empty string for default project
   */
  @NotNull
  @NonNls
  String getProjectFilePath();

  /**
   * Returns presentable project path:
   * {@linkplain #getProjectFilePath()} for file-based projects, {@linkplain #getBasePath()} for directory-based ones.<br/>
   * * Returns <code>null</code> for default project.
   * <b>Note:</b> the word "presentable" here implies file system presentation, not a UI one.
   *
   * @return presentable project path
   */
  @Nullable
  @NonNls
  String getPresentableUrl();

  /**
   * <p>Returns a workspace file:
   * <ul>
   *   <li><code>path/to/project/project.iws</code> - for file-based projects</li>
   *   <li><code>path/to/project/.idea/workspace.xml</code> - for directory-based ones</li>
   * </ul>
   * Returns <code>null</code> for default project.
   *
   * @return workspace file, or null for default project
   */
  @Nullable
  VirtualFile getWorkspaceFile();

  @NotNull
  @NonNls
  String getLocationHash();

  /**
   * Should be invoked under WriteAction.
   */
  void save();

  boolean isOpen();

  boolean isInitialized();

  boolean isDefault();
}