1 /* 2 * Copyright 2003 The Apache Software Foundation. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 17 18 package org.apache.velocity.tools.view; 19 20 21 import org.apache.velocity.tools.view.context.ToolboxContext; 22 23 24 /** 25 * Common interface for toolbox manager implementations. 26 * 27 * @author <a HREF="mailto:nathan@esha.com">Nathan Bubna</a> 28 * @author <a HREF="mailto:geirm@apache.org">Geir Magnusson Jr.</a> 29 * @author <a HREF="mailto:sidler@teamup.com">Gabe Sidler</a> 30 * 31 * @version $Id: ToolboxManager.java,v 1.3 2004/02/18 20:08:29 nbubna Exp $ 32 */ 33 public interface ToolboxManager 34 { 35 36 37 /** 38 * Adds a tool to be managed 39 */ 40 void addTool(ToolInfo info); 41 42 43 /** 44 * Creates a {@link ToolboxContext} from the tools and data 45 * in this manager. Tools that implement the ViewTool 46 * interface should be initialized using the given initData. 47 * 48 * @param initData data used to initialize ViewTools 49 * @return the created ToolboxContext 50 */ 51 ToolboxContext getToolboxContext(Object initData); 52 53 54 } 55