gradle-master/subprojects/tooling-api/src/main/java/org/gradle/tooling/model/eclipse/EclipseLinkedResource.java
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package org.gradle.tooling.model.eclipse;

/**
 * Linked resources are files and folders that are stored in locations in the file system outside of the project's location.
 *
 * @since 1.0-milestone-4
 */
public interface EclipseLinkedResource {

    /**
     * The project-relative path of the linked resource as it appears in the workspace.
     * <p>
     * See the official Eclipse documentation for most up-to-date information on properties of a linked resource
     * <p>
     * For example, a linked resource to a file system folder /some/path/to/someFolder can have a name 'someFolder'
     *
     * @return name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * The resource type.
     * <p>
     * If 'location' property is used the values are: "1" for a file, or "2" for a folder.
     * <p>
     * If 'locationUri' property is used then the values are:
     * "1" for file or folder when 'locationUri' first segment is a workspace path variable (or path variable navigation element),
     * "2" for an eclipse virtual folder.
     * <p>
     * See the official Eclipse documentation for most up-to-date information on properties of a linked resource
     *
     * @return Eclipse link type
     */
    String getType();

    /**
     * The local file system absolute path of the target of the linked resource. For example: '/path/to/somewhere'.
     * Mutually exclusive with 'locationUri'
     * <p>
     * See the official Eclipse documentation for most up-to-date information on properties of a linked resource
     *
     * @return location
     */
    String getLocation();

    /**
     * If the file is not in the local file system, this attribute contains the absolute URI of the resource in some backing file system.
     * Mutually exclusive with 'location'.
     * <p>
     * When workspace path variable is used as part of path then this property must be used instead of 'location'
     * <p>
     * Used for virtual folders. In that case the value is: 'virtual:/virtual'
     * <p>
     * See the official Eclipse documentation for most up-to-date information on properties of a linked resource
     *
     * @return location uri
     */
    String getLocationUri();

}
