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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 by Cosylab d. d.
3    *
4    * This file is part of CosyBeans.
5    *
6    * CosyBeans is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7    * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8    * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9    * (at your option) any later version.
10   *
11   * CosyBeans is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
14   * GNU General Public License for more details.
15   *
16   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17   * along with CosyBeans.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18   */
19  
20  package com.cosylab.application;
21  
22  import javax.swing.JComponent;
23  
24  
25  /**
26   * <code>VisiblePlugIn</code> interface extends <code>PlugIn</code> interface
27   * with access to plug-ins GUI container.
28   *
29   * @author Igor Kriznar (<a
30   *         href="mailto:igor.kriznar@cosylab.com">igor.kriznar&x40;cosylab.com</a>)
31   * @version $Id: VisiblePlugIn.java,v 1.3 2008-04-22 12:31:02 jbobnar Exp $
32   *
33   * @since Jul 16, 2003.
34   */
35  public interface VisiblePlugIn extends PlugIn
36  {
37  	/**
38  	 * Plugin must return non-null component with GUI presentation of plugin.
39  	 * @return non-null component with GUI presentation of plugin
40  	 */
41  	JComponent getGUIPanel();
42  }
43  
44  /* __oOo__ */