[cdt-core-dev] Change events

[Keith Campbell <keithc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I have a question about what information
I should expect to be conveyed through the IElementChangedListener#elementChanged
callback.

The events seem to be very detailed
for working copies but I haven't (recently) seen such detail for other
elements.

For example if you change the name of
a field in the editor, a POST_RECONCILE
event occurs: This refers to the working copy in the editor.

       
org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ElementChangedEvent[source=Class1.h
TRANSLATION_UNIT [*]: {CHILDREN | FINE GRAINED}
       
        Class1 C_CLASS [*]: {CHILDREN}
       
               
new_name C_FIELD [+]: {}
       
               
old_name C_FIELD [-]: {}]

When the editor buffer is saved, a POST_CHANGE
event occurs with respect to the real translation unit (as stored in the
file system).

       
org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ElementChangedEvent[source= CMODEL [*]:
{CHILDREN | FINE GRAINED}
       
        cpp CPROJECT [*]: {CHILDREN
| FINE GRAINED}
       
               
cpp CCONTAINER [*]: {CHILDREN | FINE GRAINED}
       
               
        Class1.h TRANSLATION_UNIT [*]:
{CONTENT}]

An application could accumulate all
the working copy events and consider them to be applied when the event
signalling the change to the real translation unit arrives. I would have
expected that behavior directly from the CDT rather than delegating this
work to clients.

Is this behavior design intent or is
this a bug?

Thanks,

Keith