01: // The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
02: // 1.1
03: //(the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
04: //License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
05: //
06: //Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
07: //WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
08: //for the specific language governing rights and
09: //limitations under the License.
10: //
11: //The Original Code is "The Columba Project"
12: //
13: //The Initial Developers of the Original Code are Frederik Dietz and Timo
14: // Stich.
15: //Portions created by Frederik Dietz and Timo Stich are Copyright (C) 2003.
16: //
17: //All Rights Reserved.
18: package org.columba.mail.gui.message.viewer;
19:
20: import javax.swing.JComponent;
21:
22: import org.columba.api.plugin.IExtensionInterface;
23:
24: /**
25: * Implementing classes should retrieve the necessary information from the
26: * selected message and change their appearance appropriately.
27: * <p>
28: * You can put every component in place you want.
29: *
30: * @author fdietz
31: */
32: public interface IViewer extends IExtensionInterface {
33:
34: /**
35: * Update ui to reflect the changes.
36: *
37: */
38: void updateGUI() throws Exception;
39:
40: /**
41: * Return view of component.
42: *
43: * @return
44: */
45: JComponent getView();
46:
47: /**
48: * Check if component should be viewed.
49: *
50: * @return true, if component is visible. False, otherwise.
51: */
52: boolean isVisible();
53: }
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