Controller.java

package org.jtheque.ui;

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/**
 * A Swing controller. It simply handle an action name and execute the corresponding
 * action. It is associated to a view to manage its creation (normally via Spring Framework), this avoid
 * EDT violations due to creation of views out of the EDT from the Spring container. 
 *
 * @author Baptiste Wicht
 */
public interface Controller<T extends View> {
    /**
     * Handle the given action and execute the corresponding method. This method must be called in EDT to
     * works well.
     *
     * @param actionName The i18n action name.
     *
     * @throws ControllerException If the action cannot be executed
     */
    void handleAction(String actionName);

    /**
     * Return the view associated to the controller. This method must be called in EDT to works well.
     *
     * @return The view of the controller.
     */
    T getView();
}