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/**
*
*/
package uk.org.ury.frontend;
/**
* Interface for all system modules that are to be reachable from
* the frontend array.
*
* Frontend-exposed modules must:
*
* - be runnable standalone, as either an application or an applet;
*
* - contain their user interface in a subclass of FrontendModulePanel
* which can be embedded either in a FrontendFrame, a web page
* or another module;
*
* - use the frontend error reporting systems.
*
* An abstract implementation of this interface,
* AbstractFrontendModule, is provided to simplify the creation of
* frontend modules.
*
* @author Matt Windsor
*
*/
public interface FrontendModule
{
/**
* Begin execution of the frontend module.
*
* @param master The FrontendMaster driving the frontend.
*
* @return the frontend panel to insert into the
* FrontendMaster.
*/
public FrontendModulePanel
runFrontend (FrontendMaster master);
}
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