IView.java

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package org.deegree.igeo.views;

import org.deegree.igeo.config.ViewFormType;
import org.deegree.igeo.modules.IModule;

/**
 * 
 * The interface <code>IView</code> is the upperclass of all containerClasses of the application
 * IGeoDesktop defined in the configurationfile of the project. It represents the graphical
 * representation of the project and his modules.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:buesching@lat-lon.de">Lyn Buesching</a>
 * @author last edited by: $Author$
 * 
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 * 
 */
public interface IView<T> {

    /**
     * updates the containerClass
     */
    public void update();

    /**
     * its essential that the containerClass if a module have a link to his module, so it is
     * possible to register the module
     * 
     * @param module
     *            the module to register
     */
    public void registerModule( IModule<T> module );

    /**
     * the init method will be invoked when the application will be started
     * @param viewForm
     *            the viewForm defined in the configurationfile
     * 
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public void init( ViewFormType viewForm )
                            throws Exception;    

}