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.dialog;
017    
018    import org.springframework.richclient.core.Message;
019    import org.springframework.richclient.factory.ControlFactory;
020    
021    /**
022     * Interface to be implemented by GUI panes capable of rendering messages to the
023     * user.
024     * 
025     * @author Keith Donald
026     */
027    public interface MessagePane extends ControlFactory, Messagable {
028    
029        public Message getMessage();
030        
031        /**
032         * Is this pane currently showing a message?
033         * 
034         * @return true or false
035         */
036        public boolean isMessageShowing();
037    
038    }