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package org.eclipse.jpt.ui.details;

import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Link;

/**
 * A {@link Link JpaComposite} defines the common behavior of the JPA related
 * widgets.
 * 
 * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 */
public interface JpaComposite<T> {

	/**
	 * Notifies this composite it should populates its widgets using the given
	 * model object.
	 *
	 * @param model The model used to retrieve the information to be displayed
	 */
	void populate();

	/**
	 * Returns the actual <code>Composite</code>.
	 *
	 * @return This composite's actual widget
	 */
	Control getControl();

	/**
	 * Notifies this composite it should dispose any resources.
	 */
	void dispose();
}