01: /**
02: * Copyright 2006 Webmedia Group Ltd.
03: *
04: * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
05: * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
06: * You may obtain a copy of the License at
07: *
08: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
09: *
10: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11: * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12: * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14: * limitations under the License.
15: **/package org.araneaframework.core;
16:
17: import java.io.Serializable;
18: import java.util.Map;
19: import org.araneaframework.Component;
20: import org.araneaframework.Composite;
21: import org.araneaframework.Environment;
22: import org.araneaframework.Scope;
23: import org.araneaframework.Viewable;
24:
25: /**
26: * A base class for application development <literal>org.araneaframework.core.BaseApplicationComponent</literal> is also available.
27: *
28: * @author "Toomas Römer" <toomas@webmedia.ee>
29: * @author Jevgeni Kabanov (ekabanov <i>at</i> araneaframework <i>dot</i> org)
30: */
31: public interface ApplicationComponent extends Component, Serializable,
32: Composite, Viewable {
33: /**
34: * Get the child Environment of this component.
35: */
36: public Environment getChildEnvironment();
37:
38: /**
39: * A model based on which a view can be constructed.
40: */
41: public interface ComponentViewModel extends Serializable {
42: /** @since 1.1 */
43: public Scope getScope();
44:
45: /**
46: * Return component's child components.
47: */
48: public Map getChildren();
49: }
50: }
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