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1 /*
2  * (c) Rob Gordon 2005.
3  */
4 package org.oddjob.designer.model;
5
6 import org.oddjob.designer.factory.SimpleHierarchy;
7
8 /**
9  * A DesignComponent provides the configuration for a job.
10  *
11  *
12  */
13 public interface DesignComponent {
14
15     public abstract FormDefinition form();
16     
17     /**
18      * Used to name the component in the Designer tree view. This is not
19      * a getter because the name would appear in the XML where it may not
20      * be a required attribute.
21      *
22      * @return The tag name.
23      */
24     public abstract String JavaDoc name();
25
26     /**
27      * Used by the DesignFactory to provide the component with a default name.
28      *
29      * @param name The name
30      */
31     public abstract void name(String JavaDoc name);
32     
33     /**
34      * Required for producing the XML.
35      *
36      * @return The tag name.
37      */
38     public abstract String JavaDoc tag();
39     
40     /**
41      * Used by the DesignFactory to provide the component with it's tag.
42      *
43      * @param tag The tag.
44      */
45     public abstract void tag(String JavaDoc tag);
46     
47     public SimpleHierarchy availableActions();
48 }
49
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