note
	description: "[
		Category identifers for various parts of the EiffelStudio ecosystem.
	]"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class.";
	date: "$date$";
	revision: "$revision$"

class
	ENVIRONMENT_CATEGORIES

feature -- Access

	none: NATURAL_8 = 0
			-- Unknown category

	internal_event: NATURAL_8 = 1
			-- An internal event

	compilation: NATURAL_8 = 2
			-- A compilation/build

	debugger: NATURAL_8 = 3
			-- Eiffel debugger

	editor: NATURAL_8 = 4
			-- Text editor

	refactoring: NATURAL_8 = 5
			-- Refactoring engine

	testing: NATURAL_8 = 6
			-- Testing related

feature -- Query

	is_valid_category (a_cat: NATURAL_8): BOOLEAN
			-- Determines if `a_cat' is a valid environment category
			--
			-- `a_cat': A category identifier to validate
			-- `Result': True to indicate the category is valid; False otherwise.
		do
			Result :=
				a_cat = none or
				a_cat = internal_event or
				a_cat = compilation or
				a_cat = debugger or
				a_cat = editor or
				a_cat = refactoring or
				a_cat = testing
		end

;note
	copyright:	"Copyright (c) 1984-2007, Eiffel Software"
	license:	"GPL version 2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/gpl.txt)"
	licensing_options:	"http://www.eiffel.com/licensing"
	copying: "[
			This file is part of Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment.
			
			Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment is free
			software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
			the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
			by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License
			(available at the URL listed under "license" above).
			
			Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment is
			distributed in the hope that it will be useful,	but
			WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
			of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
			See the	GNU General Public License for more details.
			
			You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
			License along with Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development
			Environment; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
			Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
		]"
	source: "[
			 Eiffel Software
			 356 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 USA
			 Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
			 Website http://www.eiffel.com
			 Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
		]"

end