package gnu.dtools.ritopt;
/**
* OptionModuleRegistrar.java
*
* Version:
* $Id: OptionModuleRegistrar.java 322 2004-05-20 20:45:47Z mortenalver $
*/
/**
* Implementors are capable of registering option modules and storing them in a
* repository. A parent object may pass its child a reference to an
* OptionModuleRegistrar to preserve abstraction and constrain access to
* registration. This may be preferred so that children may only
* register their OptionModules without performing any administrating the
* repository.<p>
*
* The Options class implements this interface. It is not necessary to refer
* to instances as an OptionModuleRegistrar.<p>
*
* <hr>
*
* <pre>
* Copyright (C) Damian Ryan Eads, 2001. All Rights Reserved.
*
* ritopt 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
* (at your option) any later version.
* ritopt 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 for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with ritopt; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
* </pre>
*
* @author Damian Eads
*/
public interface OptionModuleRegistrar {
/**
* Register an option module based on its name.
*
* @param module The option module to register.
*/
public void register( OptionModule module );
/**
* Register an option module and associate it with the name passed.
*
* @param name The name associated with the option module.
* @param module The option module to register.
*/
public void register( String name, OptionModule module );
}