ISubApplicationNode2Extension.java

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package org.eclipse.riena.navigation.extension;

import org.eclipse.riena.core.injector.extension.ExtensionInterface;
import org.eclipse.riena.core.injector.extension.MapName;

/**
 * Interface for a SubApplicationNode extension that defines how to create a
 * node or a subtree in the application model tree.
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
@ExtensionInterface
public interface ISubApplicationNode2Extension extends INode2Extension {

	/**
	 * Returns all module group node definitions that are children of this sub
	 * application node.
	 * 
	 * @return child module group node definitions
	 */
	@MapName("moduleGroup")
	IModuleGroupNode2Extension[] getModuleGroupNodes();

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 * 
	 * @return child module group node definitions
	 */
	@MapName("moduleGroup")
	IModuleGroupNode2Extension[] getChildNodes();

	/**
	 * Returns the ID of the perspective associated with the sub application.
	 * Must match an perspective elements id attribute of an
	 * "org.eclipse.ui.perspectives" extension.
	 * 
	 * @return ID of perspective
	 */
	String getPerspectiveId();

}