001    /*
002     * Copyright 2002-2004 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.config;
017    
018    /**
019     * Facade interface for configuring application objects. Relieves the burden of
020     * the objects having to configure themselves.
021     * 
022     * @author Keith Donald
023     */
024    public interface ApplicationObjectConfigurer {
025    
026        /**
027         * Configure the specified object.
028         * 
029         * @param applicationObject The object to be configured. Must not be null.
030         * @param objectName A name for the object that is unique within the application. Must not be null.
031         * 
032         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either argument is null.
033         */
034        public void configure(Object applicationObject, String objectName);
035        
036    }