001    /* PAVLOV -- Multiple Choice Study System
002     * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2004 T.J. Willis
003     *
004     * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
005     * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
006     * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
007     * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
008     *
009     * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
010     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
011     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
012     * GNU General Public License for more details.
013     *
014     * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
015     * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
016     * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
017     *
018     * $Header: /cvsroot/pavlov/net/sourceforge/pavlov/pluglets/Pluglet.java,v 1.4 2004/05/10 15:28:16 tj_willis Exp $
019     */
020    package net.sourceforge.pavlov.pluglets;
021    
022    /**
023     * Classes that implement this interface can be loaded into a program using
024     * PlugletLoader.
025     *
026     * @author <a href="mailto:tj_willis@users.sourceforge.net"></a>
027     * @version 1.0
028     */
029    public interface Pluglet 
030    extends java.awt.event.ActionListener
031    {
032    
033        /**
034         * Returns a user-friendly name of this pluglet.
035         *
036         * @return a <code>String</code> value
037         */
038        public String getName();
039        /**
040         * Returns a user-friendly description of this pluglet.
041         *
042         * @return a <code>String</code> value
043         */
044        public String getDescription();
045    
046    }