platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/EditorGutter.java

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package com.intellij.openapi.editor;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * Provides services for drawing custom text annotations in the editor gutter.
 * Such annotations are used, for example, by the "Annotate" feature of version
 * control integrations.
 *
 * @author lesya
 * @see Editor#getGutter()
 */
public interface EditorGutter {
  /**
   * Adds a provider for drawing custom text annotations in the editor gutter.
   *
   * @param provider the provider instance.
   */
  void registerTextAnnotation(@NotNull TextAnnotationGutterProvider provider);

  /**
   * Adds a provider for drawing custom text annotations in the editor gutter, with the
   * possibility to execute an action when the annotation is clicked.
   *
   * @param provider the provider instance.
   * @param action the action to execute when the annotation is clicked.
   * @since 5.1
   */
  void registerTextAnnotation(@NotNull TextAnnotationGutterProvider provider, @NotNull EditorGutterAction action);

  /**
   * Removes all text annotations from the gutter.
   */
  void closeAllAnnotations();
}