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1   /*
2       Jameleon - An automation testing tool..
3       Copyright (C) 2003 Christian W. Hargraves (engrean@hotmail.com)
4       
5       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6       modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7       License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8       version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9   
10      This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11      but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12      MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13      Lesser General Public License for more details.
14  
15      You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16      License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17      Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
18  */
19  package net.sf.jameleon.function;
20  
21  /***
22   * The <code>Attributable</code> interface provides a means to transfer
23   * values stored in a <code>JellyContext</code> to instance variables of any class
24   * implementing this interface.
25   */
26  public interface Attributable {
27  
28      /***
29       * Registers all instance variables and key values in a JellyContext.
30       * Called by the <code>AttributeBroker</code>.
31       * @param broker - The <code>AttributeBroker</code> which will transfer
32       *                 the values to instance variables.
33       */
34      public void describeAttributes(AttributeBroker broker);
35  }