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package org.netbeans.lib.uihandler;

/**
 * The implementation will provide access to a bug tracking
 * functionality. Additionally, methods are available to share the username
 * and password between the bug tracking and exception reporter modules.
 *
 *
 * @author Tomas Stupka
 */
public abstract class BugTrackingAccessor {

    /**
     * Opens in the IDE the given issue from bug tracking system.
     *
     * @param issueID issue identifier
     */
    public abstract void openIssue(String issueID);

    /**
     * Returns the bug tracking username
     * Shouldn't be called in awt
     *
     * @return username
     */
    public abstract String getUsername();

    /**
     * Returns the bug tracking password
     * Shouldn't be called in awt
     *
     * @return password
     */
    public abstract char[] getPassword();

    /**
     * Save the given username as a bug tracking username.
     * Shouldn't be called in awt
     */
    public abstract void saveUsername(String username);

    /**
     * Saves the given value as a bug tracking password
     * Shouldn't be called in awt
     */
    public abstract void savePassword(char[] password);
}
