/*
* JAME 6.2.1
* http://jame.sourceforge.net
*
* Copyright 2001, 2016 Andrea Medeghini
*
* This file is part of JAME.
*
* JAME is an application for creating fractals and other graphics artifacts.
*
* JAME 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.
*
* JAME 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 JAME. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
*/
package net.sf.jame.core.extension;
/**
* Interface of configurable extensions.
*
* @author Andrea Medeghini
* @param <T> the extension runtime type.
* @param <V> the extension configuration type.
*/
public interface ConfigurableExtension<T extends ConfigurableExtensionRuntime<? extends V>, V extends ExtensionConfig> extends Extension<T> {
/**
* Creates a new extension configuration with default values.
*
* @return a new extension configuration.
* @throws ExtensionException if the configuration can't be created.
*/
public V createDefaultExtensionConfig() throws ExtensionException;
/**
* Creates a new extension reference with a given configuration.
*
* @param extensionConfig the extension configuration.
* @return a new extension reference.
*/
public ConfigurableExtensionReference<V> createConfigurableExtensionReference(V extensionConfig);
/**
* Creates a new extension reference with the default configuration.
*
* @return a new extension reference.
* @throws ExtensionException if the configuration can't be created.
*/
public ConfigurableExtensionReference<V> createConfigurableExtensionReference() throws ExtensionException;
}