/*
* Copyright 2010-2015 Institut Pasteur.
*
* This file is part of Icy.
*
* Icy is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Icy is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with Icy. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package icy.plugin.interface_;
import icy.canvas.IcyCanvas;
import icy.gui.viewer.Viewer;
/**
* Plugin Canvas interface.<br>
* Used to define a plugin representing a specific IcyCanvas.<br>
* The plugin will appears in the Canvas list.<br>
*
* @author Fab & Stephane
*/
public interface PluginCanvas extends PluginNoEDTConstructor
{
/**
* Return the Canvas class name (CanvasClass.getClassName())
*/
public String getCanvasClassName();
/**
* Create and return a new IcyCanvas
*
* @param viewer
* the viewer create and will contain the Canvas
* @return the new created Canvas
*/
public IcyCanvas createCanvas(Viewer viewer);
}