/*
* Jajuk
* Copyright (C) The Jajuk Team
* http://jajuk.info
*
* This program 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 2
* of the License, or any later version.
*
* This program 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
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*
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*
*/
package org.jajuk.ui.perspectives;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import org.jajuk.ui.views.IView;
/**
* Representation of a perspective.
*/
public interface IPerspective {
/**
* Gets the id.
*
* @return the perspective's id
*/
String getID();
/**
* Gets the desc.
*
* @return the desc
*/
String getDesc();
/**
* Return the icon.
*
* @return perspective icon
*/
ImageIcon getIcon();
/**
* Gets the views.
*
* @return Arraylist views registered in the perspective.
*/
Set<IView> getViews();
/**
* Gets the content pane.
*
* @return Returns the desktop.
*/
Container getContentPane();
/**
* Serialize the perspective.
*
* @throws Exception the exception
*/
void commit() throws Exception;
/**
* Deserialize the perspective.
*
* @throws Exception the exception
*/
void load() throws Exception;
/**
* Restore defaults views.
*/
void restoreDefaults();
/**
* The perspective has been selected
*/
void selected();
}