tapestry-framework/src/java/org/apache/tapestry/services/ComponentMessagesSource.java

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package org.apache.tapestry.services;

import org.apache.hivemind.Messages;
import org.apache.tapestry.IComponent;

/**
 *  Defines an object that can provide a component with its
 *  {@link org.apache.hivemind.Messages}.
 *
 *  @author Howard Lewis Ship
 *  @since 2.0.4
 */
public interface ComponentMessagesSource
{
    /**
     * Gets the associated localized component messages.
     *
     * @param component
     *          The component to get properties for.
     * @return The {@link Messages} for the specified component.
     */
    Messages getMessages(IComponent component);
}