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package ajava.beans;

import java.applet.Applet;

import ajava.beans.beancontext.BeanContext;

/**
 * 
 * This interface is designed to work in collusion with ajava.beans.Beans.instantiate.
 * The interface is intended to provide mechanism to allow the proper
 * initialization of JavaBeans that are also Applets, during their
 * instantiation by ajava.beans.Beans.instantiate().
 * 
 *
 * @see ajava.beans.Beans#instantiate
 *
 * @since 1.2
 *
 */


public interface AppletInitializer {

    /**
     * 
     * If passed to the appropriate variant of ajava.beans.Beans.instantiate
     * this method will be called in order to associate the newly instantiated
     * Applet (JavaBean) with its AppletContext, AppletStub, and Container.
     * 
     * 
     * Conformant implementations shall:
     * 

     *  Associate the newly instantiated Applet with the appropriate
     * AppletContext.
     *
     * 
 Instantiate an AppletStub() and associate that AppletStub with
     * the Applet via an invocation of setStub().
     *
     * 
 If BeanContext parameter is null, then it shall associate the
     * Applet with its appropriate Container by adding that Applet to its
     * Container via an invocation of add(). If the BeanContext parameter is
     * non-null, then it is the responsibility of the BeanContext to associate
     * the Applet with its Container during the subsequent invocation of its
     * addChildren() method.
     * 
     *
     * @param newAppletBean  The newly instantiated JavaBean
     * @param bCtxt          The BeanContext intended for this Applet, or
     *                       null.
     */

    void initialize(Applet newAppletBean, BeanContext bCtxt);

    /**
     * 
     * Activate, and/or mark Applet active. Implementors of this interface
     * shall mark this Applet as active, and optionally invoke its start()
     * method.
     * 
     *
     * @param newApplet  The newly instantiated JavaBean
     */

    void activate(Applet newApplet);
}