//
//  @(#)Tool.java	1.00	9/2002
//
//  Copyright 2002 Zachary DelProposto. All rights reserved.
//  Use is subject to license terms.
//
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package dip.tool;

import java.net.URI;

import javax.swing.JMenuItem;

public interface Tool
{
	
	// Versioning Methods
	/** Get the current Tool version */
	public float getVersion();
	/** Get the Tool Copyright Information (authors, etc.). Never should return null. */
	public String getCopyrightInfo();
	/** Get the Tool Web URI (web address, ftp address, etc.). Never should return null. */
	public URI	getWebURI();
	/** Get the Email addresses. Never should return null. */
	public URI[] getEmailURIs();
	/** Get the Tool comment. Never should return null. */
	public String getComment();
	/** Get the Tool Description. Never should return null. */
	public String getDescription();
	/** Get the Tool name. Never should return null. */
	public String getName();
	
	// registration methods
	/** Creates a JMenuItem (or JMenu for sub-items) */
	public JMenuItem registerJMenuItem();
					
	/** Gets the ToolProxy object which allows a Tool access to internal data structures */
	public void setToolProxy(ToolProxy toolProxy);
	
	
}// interface Tool
