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
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010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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015     */
016    package org.springframework.richclient.application;
017    
018    /**
019     * Service interface for creating <code>PageComponentPane</code>s.
020     * 
021     * @author Peter De Bruycker
022     */
023    public interface PageComponentPaneFactory {
024        /**
025         * Creates a new <code>PageComponentPane</code> for the given
026         * <code>PageComponent</code>.
027         * 
028         * @param component the <code>PageComponent</code>
029         * @return the new <code>PageComponentPane</code>
030         */
031        PageComponentPane createPageComponentPane( PageComponent component );
032    }