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package org.apache.wicket.extensions.breadcrumb;

import org.apache.wicket.Component;
import org.apache.wicket.extensions.breadcrumb.panel.BreadCrumbPanel;
import org.apache.wicket.model.IModel;
import org.apache.wicket.util.io.IClusterable;


/**
 * Bread crumb participants function as proxies for components that are part of a bread crumb
 * hierarchy. An example of a bread crumb is:
 * 
 * <pre>
 *     Home > Products & Solutions > Hardware > Desktop Systems
 * </pre>
 * 
 * In a {@link BreadCrumbPanel panel based implementation}, <tt>Home</tt>,
 * <tt>Products & Solutions</tt> etc would be separate panels that all are bread crumb
 * participants: for instance the <tt>Home</tt> participant's {@link #getTitle() title} would return
 * 'Home', and {@link #getComponent() the component} would be the corresponding panel.
 * 
 * @author Eelco Hillenius
 */
public interface IBreadCrumbParticipant extends IClusterable
{
	/**
	 * Gets the participating component. Typically, this is a panel.
	 * 
	 * @return The participating component, must return a non-null value
	 */
	Component getComponent();

	/**
	 * Gets the title of the bread crumb, which will be used for displaying it.
	 * 
	 * @return The title of the bread crumb
	 */
	IModel<String> getTitle();

	/**
	 * Called when the corresponding bread crumb is activated.
	 * 
	 * @param previous
	 *            The previously active bread crumb participant, possibly null
	 */
	void onActivate(IBreadCrumbParticipant previous);
}