001/*
002 * Copyright (c) 2005 Einar Pehrson <einar@pehrson.nu>.
003 *
004 * This file is part of
005 * CleanSheets - a spreadsheet application for the Java platform.
006 *
007 * CleanSheets is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
008 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
009 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
010 * (at your option) any later version.
011 *
012 * CleanSheets is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
013 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
014 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
015 * GNU General Public License for more details.
016 *
017 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
018 * along with CleanSheets; if not, write to the Free Software
019 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
020 */
021package csheets.ext;
022
023/**
024 * An interface for extensible classes.
025 * @author Einar Pehrson
026 */
027public interface Extensible<T> {
028
029        /**
030         * Returns the extension with the given key.
031         * @param name the name of the extension (case-insensitive)
032         * @return the appropriate extension, or null if no extension with the given name was found
033         */
034        public T getExtension(String name);
035}