python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/console/pydev/IScriptConsoleCommunication.java

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package com.jetbrains.python.console.pydev;

import com.intellij.util.Function;

/**
 * Interface for the console communication.
 *
 * This interface is meant to be the way to communicate with the shell.
 */
public interface IScriptConsoleCommunication {

    /**
     * Executes a given command in the interpreter (push a line)
     *
     * @param command the command to be executed
     * @return the response from the interpreter (contains the stdout, stderr, etc).
     * @throws Exception
     */
    void execInterpreter(String command, Function<InterpreterResponse, Object> onResponseReceived);

    /**
     * Creates the completions to be applied in the interpreter.
     *
     * @param text the text with what should be completed (e.g.: xxx.bar.foo)
     * @param offset the offset where the completion was requested in the console document
     * @return a list of proposals that can be applied for the given text.
     * @throws Exception
     */
    //public ICompletionProposal[] getCompletions(String text, int offset) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Gets the description to be shown on hover to the user
     *
     * @param text the text representing the completion to be applied
     * @return the description to be shown to the user
     * @throws Exception
     */
    String getDescription(String text) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Stops the communication with the server. Should ask the server to terminate at this point.
     * @throws Exception
     */
    void close();
}