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package org.apache.tapestry.engine;

import org.apache.tapestry.IComponent;
import org.apache.tapestry.IMessages;

/**
 *  Defines an object that can provide a component with its
 *  {@link org.apache.tapestry.IMessages}.
 *
 *  @author Howard Lewis Ship
 *  @version $Id$
 *  @since 2.0.4
 *
 **/

public interface IComponentMessagesSource
{
	public IMessages getMessages(IComponent component);
	
	/**
	 *  Clears all cached information for the source.
	 * 
	 **/
	
	public void reset();
}