/*
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Red Hat Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
 * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 *
 */
package com.arsdigita.bebop.tree;

import com.arsdigita.bebop.Tree;
import com.arsdigita.bebop.PageState;
import com.arsdigita.util.Lockable;

/**
 *  The interface builds a
 * {@link TreeModel} for a {@link Tree}.
 *
 * @author Stanislav Freidin 
 *
 * @version $Id: TreeModelBuilder.java 287 2005-02-22 00:29:02Z sskracic $ */
public interface TreeModelBuilder extends Lockable {

    public static final String versionId = "$Id: TreeModelBuilder.java 287 2005-02-22 00:29:02Z sskracic $ by $Author: sskracic $, $DateTime: 2004/08/16 18:10:38 $";

    /**
     * Builds a {@link TreeModel} to be used in the current request
     *
     * @param t The {@link Tree} that will use the model
     * @param s The page state
     */
    TreeModel makeModel(Tree t, PageState s);
}
