/**
* Copyright (C) 2001, Anthony Harrison anh23@pitt.edu 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
package org.jactr.core.extensions;
import org.jactr.core.utils.IInitializable;
import org.jactr.core.utils.IInstallable;
/**
* IExtension API. Most extensions will typically implement numerous other
* listener interfaces in order to actually do their work.
*
* @author harrison
* @created April 25, 2003
*/
public interface IExtension extends
org.jactr.core.utils.parameter.IParameterized, IInstallable, IInitializable
{
/**
* Install this extension into this model.
*
* @param model
* Description of the Parameter
*/
public void install(org.jactr.core.model.IModel model);
/**
* remove this extension from the model
*
* @param model
* Description of the Parameter
*/
public void uninstall(org.jactr.core.model.IModel model);
/**
* return the IModel
*
* @return The model value
*/
public org.jactr.core.model.IModel getModel();
/**
* returns the unique name of the extension.
*
* @return The name value
*/
public String getName();
}