001    /*
002     * $Id: ComponentAddon.java,v 1.3 2005/10/10 18:02:07 rbair Exp $
003     *
004     * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle,
005     * Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved.
006     *
007     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
008     * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
009     * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
010     * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
011     * 
012     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
013     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
014     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
015     * Lesser General Public License for more details.
016     * 
017     * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
018     * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
019     * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
020     */
021    package org.jdesktop.swingx.plaf;
022    
023    /**
024     * Each new component type of the library will contribute an addon to
025     * the LookAndFeelAddons. A <code>ComponentAddon</code> is the
026     * equivalent of a {@link javax.swing.LookAndFeel}but focused on one
027     * component. <br>
028     * 
029     * @author <a href="mailto:fred@L2FProd.com">Frederic Lavigne</a>
030     */
031    public interface ComponentAddon {
032    
033      /**
034       * @return the name of this addon
035       */
036      String getName();
037    
038      /**
039       * Initializes this addon (i.e register UI classes, colors, fonts,
040       * borders, any UIResource used by the component class). When
041       * initializing, the addon can register different resources based on
042       * the addon or the current look and feel.
043       * 
044       * @param addon the current addon
045       */
046      void initialize(LookAndFeelAddons addon);
047    
048      /**
049       * Uninitializes this addon.
050       * 
051       * @param addon
052       */
053      void uninitialize(LookAndFeelAddons addon);
054    
055    }