package com.intellij.vcs.log; import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Comparator; import java.util.List; /** *
Sorts {@link VcsRef references} of branches and tags according to their type and other means.
* *Note: it is intended to sort references from a single root. It is possible to pass references from different roots, * but the result would be as if it were refs from the same root.
* * @author Kirill Likhodedov */ public interface VcsLogRefManager { /** * Return the comparator which compares two given references in terms of their "importance", * which is later is used in the log to order branches and branch labels. *Groups VCS references to show them on the branches panel.
*Groups containing only one element will be displayed as a single ref. Others will provide a popup menu.
*Groups must be pre-sorted in the order which they are to be painted on the panel.
*/ @NotNull List