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JCommon is a free general purpose Java class library that is used in several projects at www.jfree.org, including JFreeChart and JFreeReport.
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* ----------------------
* ModuleInitializer.java
* ----------------------
* (C)opyright 2003, 2004, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: Thomas Morgner;
* Contributor(s): David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
*
* $Id: ModuleInitializer.java,v 1.2 2005/10/18 13:14:50 mungady Exp $
*
* Changes
* -------
* 14-Jul-2003 : Initial version
* 07-Jun-2004 : Added JCommon header (DG);
*
*/
package org.jfree.base.modules;
/**
* The module initializer is used to separate the initialization process from
* the module definition. An invalid classpath setup or an missing base module
* may throw an ClassCastException if the module class references this missing
* resource. Separating them is the best way to make sure that the classloader
* does not interrupt the module loading process.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface ModuleInitializer {
/**
* Performs the initalization of the module.
*
* @throws ModuleInitializeException if an error occurs which prevents the module
* from being usable.
*/
public void performInit() throws ModuleInitializeException;
}