/*
 * 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: xamjadmin@users.sourceforge.net
 */
/*
 * Created on Jan 29, 2006
 */
package org.cobra_grendel.html;

import java.awt.Component;
import java.net.URL;

import org.w3c.dom.Document;

/**
 * The <code>BrowserFrame</code> represents a browser frame. A simple
 * implementation of this interface is provided in
 * {@link org.cobra_grendel.html.test.old.SimpleBrowserFrame}.
 * 
 * @author J. H. S.
 */
public interface BrowserFrame
{
	/**
	 * Gets the component that renders the frame. This can be a
	 * {@link org.cobra_grendel.html.gui.HtmlPanel}.
	 */
	public Component getComponent();
	
	/**
	 * Gets the content document.
	 */
	public Document getContentDocument();
	
	/**
	 * Gets the {@link HtmlRendererContext} of the frame.
	 */
	public HtmlRendererContext getHtmlRendererContext();
	
	/**
	 * Loads a URL in the frame.
	 */
	public void loadURL(URL url);
}