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package org.netbeans.modules.cvsclient.commands;

import java.io.File;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import org.netbeans.modules.javacvs.commands.FileSystemCommand;

/**
 *
 * Interface that all the CommandDisplayer that dock into the Javacvs mode need 
 * to implement
 * @author  mkleint
 * 
 */

public interface PersistentCommandDisplayer  {

    /**
     * 
     */
   public boolean equalDisplayedData(File file, Class type, Object comparisonData);

   public File getFileDisplayed();
   
   public Object getComparisonData();
   
   public JComponent getComponent();
   
   public FileSystemCommand getFileSystemCommand();
   
   public String getCommandSwitches();
   
   /**
    * memory performance issue.. is called when the topcomponent closes to enable cleanup.
    */
   void closeNotify();
}