/*
 * ConfigurationGuiPanel.java
 *
 * Created on February 13, 2006, 9:57 AM
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package edu.umiacs.pawn.resource;

import edu.umiacs.util.Parameters;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

/**
 *
 * @author toaster
 */
public interface ConfigurationGuiPanel
{
     /**
     * Create new panel for input.
     *
     * @param param parameters used to initialize the display if necessary
     *
     * @return panel to display
     */
    public JPanel createPanel(Parameters driverParameters, Parameters clientParameters);
    
    /**
     * return any parameters that need passed back to the transport driver. In the 
     * case of scheduler config, this is the persistant config..
     *
     * @return parameters to pass
     */
    public Parameters getDriverParameters();
    
    /**
     * Return parameters that will be supplied to connecting client level gui's
     * when user pulls up a resource gui.
     *
     * @return client parameters
     */
    public Parameters getClientParameters();
    
    /**
     * Should return if the configuration gui has enough information to allow
     * saving. If this returns false, then the calling applicaiton should 
     * assume that the results from getDriverparameters may be incomplete
     *
     * @return whether the implementation is finished gathering information
     */
    public boolean isFinished();
}