eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.store/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/ui/mvc/interfaces/ICdmComposite.java

   1 /**
   2 * Copyright (C) 2014 EDIT
   3 * European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
   4 * http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
   5 *
   6 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
   7 * See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
   8 */
   9 package eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.ui.mvc.interfaces;
  10
  11 import eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.ui.element.CdmFormFactory;
  12 import eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.ui.element.ICdmFormElement;
  13
  14 /**
  15  * A composite for visualizing CDM objects. ICdmComposites are mere GUI composites but
  16  * they initialize a controller which contains the interaction logic.
  17  * @author pplitzner
  18  * @date 11.02.2014
  19  *
  20  */
  21 public interface ICdmComposite {
  22
  23     /**
  24      * Initializes the {@link CdmCompositeController} of this composite.
  25      * @param formFactory the factory used for the GUI element
  26      * @param parentElement the parent {@link ICdmFormElement}
  27      */
  28     public void initController(CdmFormFactory formFactory, ICdmFormElement parentElement);
  29
  30     /**
  31      * Returns the {@link CdmCompositeController} of this composite.
  32      * @return
  33      */
  34     public CdmCompositeController getController();
  35
  36 }