app/src/main/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/ui/core/plugins/UIPluginManager.java

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package org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.core.plugins;

import java.util.List;


/**
 * Plugin management for UI layer plugins.
 */
public interface UIPluginManager {
    
    /**
     * Get the list of all configured WeblogEntryEditors.
     *
     * @return List of all configure WeblogEntryEditor objects.
     */
    List getWeblogEntryEditors();
    
    
    /**
     * Get a WeblogEntryEditor by name.  If the specified editor cannot be found
     * or the id is null, then the default editor should be returned.
     *
     * @param id The id of the desired WeblogEntryEditor.
     * @return The WeblogEntry editor desired, or the default editor if the
     *      desired editor could not be found.
     */
    WeblogEntryEditor getWeblogEntryEditor(String id);
    
}