/*
* Bibliothek - DockingFrames
* Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
* panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
*
* Copyright (C) 2010 Benjamin Sigg
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* Benjamin Sigg
* benjamin_sigg@gmx.ch
* CH - Switzerland
*/
package bibliothek.gui.dock.common.perspective;
import bibliothek.gui.dock.perspective.PerspectiveDockable;
import bibliothek.gui.dock.perspective.PerspectiveStation;
/**
* This kind of {@link PerspectiveStation} can find out whether it is really
* needed and can remove itself if not.
* @author Benjamin Sigg
*/
public interface ShrinkablePerspectiveStation extends PerspectiveStation{
/**
* Checks the number of children this perspective has. If the number of children is 0 or 1, then
* this perspective replaces itself by its child in the of perspectives.
* @return the replacement of <code>this</code>, which is either <code>this</code>, the only
* child of <code>this</code>, or <code>null</code>
*/
public PerspectiveDockable shrink();
}