/*
* RHQ Management Platform
* Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Red Hat, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
* published by the Free Software Foundation, and/or the GNU Lesser
* General Public License, version 2.1, also as published by the Free
* Software Foundation.
*
* 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
* GNU General Public License and the GNU Lesser General Public License
* for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* and the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program;
* if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
package org.rhq.core.gui.util;
/**
* A factory for JSF component id's within the context of a particular managed bean.
*/
public interface FacesComponentIdFactory {
/**
* A prefix implementers of this interface can use for the id's they create.
*/
String UNIQUE_ID_PREFIX = "rhq_id";
/**
* Creates a unique id that can be assigned to a new JSF {@link javax.faces.component.UIComponent}. Note, JSF id's
* can only contain letters, numbers, dashes, or underscores.
*
* <p/>For more information on how to create JSF id's, see http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=524925.
*
* @return a unique id that can be assigned to a new JSF {@link javax.faces.component.UIComponent}
*/
String createUniqueId();
}