CustomDatatypeHandler.java

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package org.openmrs.customdatatype;

import org.openmrs.attribute.AttributeType;

/**
 * Subclasses of this interface represent different ways of building UI widgets to handle {@link CustomDatatype}s.
 * @param <DT> the {@link CustomDatatype} class that this class handles
 * @param <T> the java type of values handled by DT
 * @since 1.9
 */
public interface CustomDatatypeHandler<DT extends CustomDatatype<T>, T> {
	
	/**
	 * An {@link AttributeType} will typically be configured with a handler and a configuration. The framework
	 * takes care of constructing a handler, and setting its configuration (if any)  
	 * @param handlerConfig
	 */
	void setHandlerConfiguration(String handlerConfig);
	
}