shell.gui/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/shell/gui/Plugin.java

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package org.apache.felix.shell.gui;

import java.awt.Component;

/**
 * A simple plugin interface for the GUI shell bundle.
**/
public interface Plugin
{
    /**
     * Returns the name of the plugin.
     * @return the name of the plugin.
    **/
    public String getName();
    
    /**
     * Returns the GUI associated with the plugin; this method should
     * always return the same GUI instance when it is invoked.
     * @return the GUI associated with the plugin.
    **/
    public Component getGUI();
}