001    /*
002     * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
003     * 
004     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
005     * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
006     * the License at
007     * 
008     * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     * 
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
012     * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
013     * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
014     * the License.
015     */
016    package org.springframework.richclient.application;
017    
018    /**
019     * Service interface for creating <code>ApplicationWindow</code>s.
020     * 
021     * @author Peter De Bruycker
022     */
023    public interface ApplicationWindowFactory {
024        /**
025         * Create a new <code>ApplicationWindow</code>.
026         * 
027         * @return the window
028         */
029        ApplicationWindow createApplicationWindow();
030    }