/*
 * GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Copyright (C) 2006 The Lobo Project
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
 * any later version.
 * 
 * This library 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 Lesser General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 * 
 * Contact info: lobochief@users.sourceforge.net
 */
/*
 * Created on Oct 23, 2005
 */
package com.nvarghese.beowulf.common.cobra.html.domimpl;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;

// import org.cobra_grendel.html.style.*;

/**
 * A generic node interface. The idea is that implementors could be W3C nodes or
 * not.
 */
public interface ModelNode {

	// There shouldn't be any references to GUI components here.
	// Events are processed by controller in renderer package.

	public java.net.URL getFullURL(String spec) throws MalformedURLException;

	public void warn(String message, Throwable err);

	public boolean isEqualOrDescendentOf(ModelNode otherNode);

	public ModelNode getParentModelNode();

	/*
	 * public RenderState getRenderState();
	 */
	/**
	 * Sets a document item. A radio button, for example, can use this to set
	 * button group state.
	 * 
	 * @param name
	 * @param value
	 */
	public void setDocumentItem(String name, Object value);

	public Object getDocumentItem(String name);
}