source: branches/MetisMQI/src/main/java/weka/gui/MainMenuExtension.java

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/*
 * MainMenuExtension.java
 * Copyright (C) 2007 University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
 */

package weka.gui;

import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JFrame;

/**
 * Classes implementing this interface will be displayed in the "Extensions"
 * menu in the main GUI of Weka.
 * 
 * @author  fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
 */
public interface MainMenuExtension {
  
  /**
   * Returns the name of the submenu. If there is no submenu necessary then 
   * the return value is null.
   * 
   * @return            the title of the submenu or null if no submenu
   */
  public String getSubmenuTitle();
  
  /**
   * Returns the name of the menu item.
   * 
   * @return            the name of the menu item.
   */
  public String getMenuTitle();
  
  /**
   * If the extension has a custom ActionListener for the menu item, then it
   * must be returned here. Having a custom <code>ActionListener</code> also 
   * means that the component handles any frame by itself.
   * 
   * @param owner       the owner of potential dialogs
   * @return            a custom ActionListener, can be null
   * @see               #fillFrame(Component)
   */
  public ActionListener getActionListener(JFrame owner);
  
  /**
   * Fills the frame with life, like adding components, window listeners,
   * setting size, location, etc. The frame object can be either derived from 
   * <code>JFrame</code> or from <code>JInternalFrame</code>. This method is 
   * only called in case <code>getActionListener()</code> returns null.
   * 
   * @param frame       the frame object to embed components, etc.
   * @see               #getActionListener(JFrame)
   * @see               javax.swing.JFrame
   * @see               javax.swing.JInternalFrame
   */
  public void fillFrame(Component frame);
}