/*
* 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 extensions.
*
* @author Andrea Medeghini
* @param <T> the extension runtime type.
*/
public interface Extension<T extends ExtensionRuntime> {
/**
* Returns the extensionId.
*
* @return the extensionId.
*/
public String getExtensionId();
/**
* Returns the extensionName.
*
* @return the extensionName.
*/
public String getExtensionName();
/**
* Returns the extension reference.
*
* @return the extension reference.
*/
public ExtensionReference getExtensionReference();
/**
* Creates a new extension runtime.
*
* @return a new extension runtime.
* @throws ExtensionException if the runtime can't be created.
*/
public T createExtensionRuntime() throws ExtensionException;
}