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/*****************************************************************************
* Java Plug-in Framework (JPF)
* Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Dmitry Olshansky
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*****************************************************************************/
package org.java.plugin.registry;
/**
* This interface abstracts a plug-in element - a thing that is declared in
* plug-in or plug-in fragment descriptor.
* @param <T> type of plug-in element
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface PluginElement<T extends PluginElement<T>>
extends Identity, Documentable<T> {
/**
* Returns plug-in descriptor, this element belongs to. This method
* should never return <code>null</code>.
* @return plug-in descriptor, this element belongs to
*/
PluginDescriptor getDeclaringPluginDescriptor();
/**
* Returns descriptor of plug-in fragment that contributes this element.
* This method may return <code>null</code>, if element is contributed by
* plug-in directly.
* @return descriptor of plug-in fragment that contributes this element
*/
PluginFragment getDeclaringPluginFragment();
}
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