// $Id: InitSubsystem.java 14782 2008-05-21 19:38:56Z mvw $
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package org.argouml.application.api;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Any subsystem that needs to initialise itself,
* could implement this interface.
* The Main class (or any other top-level class
* that knows about the subsystem) then takes care
* of the initialisation,
* without causing dependency cycles.
*
* @author Michiel
*/
public interface InitSubsystem {
/**
* ArgoUML shall call this at initialisation time,
* before the other operations in this interface are called.
* <p>
* Use it at will.
*/
public void init();
/**
* This method shall not return null.
*
* @return an ordered list of tab panels
* to be added to the settings dialog
*/
public List<GUISettingsTabInterface> getSettingsTabs();
/**
* This method shall not return null.
*
* @return an ordered list of tab panels
* to be added to the project-settings dialog
*/
public List<GUISettingsTabInterface> getProjectSettingsTabs();
/**
* This method shall not return null.
*
* @return an ordered list of Tabs
* to be added to the DetailsPanel
*/
public List<AbstractArgoJPanel> getDetailsTabs();
}