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/*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
* (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at <http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/>.
*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT
* WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
* language governing rights and limitations under the License.
*
* The Original Code is the Venice Web Communities System.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>,
* for Silverwrist Design Studios. Portions created by Eric J. Bowersox are
* Copyright (C) 2002-03 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios. All Rights Reserved.
*
* Contributor(s):
*/
package com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import com.silverwrist.dynamo.except.ConfigException;
/**
* An interface implemented by Dynamo components, allowing them to be initialized with information from the
* master configuration file. This interface also provides the "initialization services," allowing components
* to register various resources for use by the server, or to hook various pieces of the server framework.
* <P>The method of this interface is commonly called when the component is initialized. It may be implemented
* on the component either via direct implementation or via a service accessible via its
* {@link com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.ServiceProvider ServiceProvider} implementation.
*
* @author Eric J. Bowersox &lt;erbo@silcom.com&gt;
* @version X
*/
public interface ComponentInitialize
{
/**
* Initialize the component.
*
* @param config_root Pointer to the section of the Dynamo XML configuration file that configures this
* particular component. This is to be considered "read-only" by the component.
* @param services An implementation of {@link com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.ServiceProvider ServiceProvider}
* which provides initialization services to the component. This will include an implementation
* of {@link com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.ObjectProvider ObjectProvider} which may be used to
* get information about other objects previously initialized by the application.
* @exception com.silverwrist.dynamo.except.ConfigException If an error is encountered in the component
* configuration.
*/
public void initialize(Element config_root, ServiceProvider services) throws ConfigException;
} // end interface ComponentInitialize