# (C) Copyright 2005-2021 Enthought, Inc., Austin, TX
# All rights reserved.
#
# This software is provided without warranty under the terms of the BSD
# license included in LICENSE.txt and may be redistributed only under
# the conditions described in the aforementioned license. The license
# is also available online at http://www.enthought.com/licenses/BSD.txt
#
# Thanks for using Enthought open source!

""" Abstract base class for content providers. """


from traits.api import HasTraits


class ContentProvider(HasTraits):
    """ Abstract base class for content providers. """

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # 'ContentProvider' interface.
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def get_elements(self, element):
        """ Returns a list of the elements to display in a viewer.

        Returns a list of elements to display in a viewer when its (ie. the
        viewer's) input is set to the given element.

        The returned list should not be modified by the viewer.

        """

        raise NotImplementedError()
