Ptidej-v5.2-master/POM Tests/data/ArgoUML_0.28/src/org/argouml/application/api/InitSubsystem.java
// $Id: InitSubsystem.java 14782 2008-05-21 19:38:56Z mvw $
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package org.argouml.application.api;

import java.util.List;


/**
 * Any subsystem that needs to initialise itself, 
 * could implement this interface.
 * The Main class (or any other top-level class 
 * that knows about the subsystem) then takes care 
 * of the initialisation,
 * without causing dependency cycles.
 *
 * @author Michiel
 */
public interface InitSubsystem {

    /**
     * ArgoUML shall call this at initialisation time, 
     * before the other operations in this interface are called.
     * <p>
     * Use it at will.
     */
    public void init();
    
    /**
     * This method shall not return null.
     * 
     * @return an ordered list of tab panels 
     * to be added to the settings dialog
     */
    public List<GUISettingsTabInterface> getSettingsTabs();

    /**
     * This method shall not return null.
     * 
     * @return an ordered list of tab panels 
     * to be added to the project-settings dialog
     */
    public List<GUISettingsTabInterface> getProjectSettingsTabs();

    /**
     * This method shall not return null.
     * 
     * @return an ordered list of Tabs
     * to be added to the DetailsPanel
     */
    public List<AbstractArgoJPanel> getDetailsTabs();
}
