001/*
002 * $Id: ComponentAddon.java 4028 2011-06-03 19:32:19Z kschaefe $
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 */
021package 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 */
031public 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}