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package de.jwic.base;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * An application is responsible for the lifecycle of an jWic application. It
 * creates the root control(s) and recieves events from the framework about
 * starting and stopping.
 * 
 * @author Florian Lippisch
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
 * @since 3.0.0
 */
public interface IApplication extends Serializable {
	
	/**
	 * Create the root control(s). This method must return the
	 * root control.
	 * @param container
	 */
	public Control createRootControl(IControlContainer container);

	/**
	 * Initialize the application.
	 * @param context
	 */
	public void initialize(SessionContext context);
	
	/**
	 * Invoked after the SessionContext and all controls have been destroyed.
	 *
	 */
	public void postDestroy();
	
	/**
	 * Invoked before the SessionContext and all controls are destroyed.
	 *
	 */
	public void preDestroy();
	
}