Index: apichanges.xml
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RCS file: /shared/data/ccvs/repository/openide/explorer/apichanges.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.12 apichanges.xml
--- apichanges.xml	1 Jun 2007 14:27:29 -0000	1.12
+++ apichanges.xml	7 Jun 2007 15:09:46 -0000
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@
 <apidef name="explorer">Explorer API</apidef>
 </apidefs>
 <changes>
+
+     <change id="extendedDelete">
+        <api name="explorer"/>
+        <summary>Added an interface and a registration slot
+        for explorer delete action interceptors.</summary>
+        <version major="6" minor="10"/>
+        <date day="7" month="6" year="2007"/>
+        <author login="pnejedly"/>
+        <compatibility binary="compatible" source="compatible" deprecation="no" deletion="no"/>
+        <description>Added an interface ExtendedDelete that can be registered to
+        handle deletion of selected nodes instead of the default implementation.
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.openide.explorer" name="ExtendedDelete" link="yes"/>
+        <issue number="76722"/>
+    </change>
+
      <change id="descriptionAreaAndPopupConfig">
         <api name="explorer"/>
         <summary>Added setters to show/hide the description area and 
Index: manifest.mf
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RCS file: /shared/data/ccvs/repository/openide/explorer/manifest.mf,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 manifest.mf
--- manifest.mf	1 Jun 2007 14:27:29 -0000	1.11
+++ manifest.mf	7 Jun 2007 15:09:46 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.openide.explorer
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 6.9
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 6.10
 OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 1
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/openide/explorer/Bundle.properties
 
Index: src/org/openide/explorer/ExplorerActionsImpl.java
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RCS file: /shared/data/ccvs/repository/openide/explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/ExplorerActionsImpl.java,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 ExplorerActionsImpl.java
--- src/org/openide/explorer/ExplorerActionsImpl.java	28 Oct 2006 21:57:41 -0000	1.10
+++ src/org/openide/explorer/ExplorerActionsImpl.java	7 Jun 2007 15:09:47 -0000
@@ -538,6 +538,11 @@
                 return;
             }
 
+            for (ExtendedDelete del : Lookup.getDefault().lookupAll(ExtendedDelete.class)) {
+                if (del.delete(sel))
+                    return;
+            }
+
             // perform action if confirmed
             if (!confirmDelete || doConfirm(sel)) {
                 // clear selected nodes
Index: src/org/openide/explorer/ExtendedDelete.java
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RCS file: src/org/openide/explorer/ExtendedDelete.java
diff -N src/org/openide/explorer/ExtendedDelete.java
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ src/org/openide/explorer/ExtendedDelete.java	7 Jun 2007 15:09:47 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development
+ * and Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License.
+ *
+ * You can obtain a copy of the License at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.html
+ * or http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.txt.
+ *
+ * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file
+ * and include the License file at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl.txt.
+ * If applicable, add the following below the CDDL Header, with the fields
+ * enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information:
+ * "Portions Copyrighted [year] [name of copyright owner]"
+ *
+ * The Original Software is NetBeans. The Initial Developer of the Original
+ * Software is Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions Copyright 1997-2007 Sun
+ * Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package org.openide.explorer;
+
+import org.openide.nodes.Node;
+
+/**
+ * Register implementation of this interface into META-INF services
+ * lookup if you want to intercept Node deletion in explorer.
+ * If more instances are registered, they are invoked in order
+ * until one of them claim to have performed the action
+ * by returning true. 
+ *
+ * @author Jan Becicka
+ * @since 6.10
+ */
+public interface ExtendedDelete {
+    
+    /**
+     * handle delete of nodes
+     * @param nodes nodes to delete
+     * @return true if delete was handled 
+     *         false if delete was not handled
+     */ 
+    boolean delete(Node[] nodes);
+        
+}