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019
020package org.apache.wiki.ui.admin;
021
022import org.apache.wiki.event.WikiEvent;
023
024import java.util.List;
025
026public interface AdminBeanManager {
027
028    void initialize();
029
030    /**
031     *  Lists all administration beans which are currently known
032     *  and instantiated.
033     *
034     *  @return all AdminBeans known to the manager
035     */
036    List<AdminBean> getAllBeans();
037
038    /**
039     *  Locates a bean based on the AdminBean.getId() out of all
040     *  the registered beans.
041     *
042     *  @param id ID
043     *  @return An AdminBean, or null, if no such bean is found.
044     */
045    AdminBean findBean(String id);
046
047    /**
048     *  Unregisters AdminBeans upon SHUTDOWN event.
049     *
050     *  @param event the WikiEvent
051     */
052    void actionPerformed(WikiEvent event);
053    
054    /**
055     *  Returns the type identifier for a string type.
056     *
057     *  @param type A type string.
058     *  @return A type value.
059     */
060    int getTypeFromString( String type );
061
062}