001/* An interface for entities that can be configured.
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027 */
028package ptolemy.domains.modal.kernel;
029
030import ptolemy.kernel.util.Configurable;
031
032//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
033//// ConfigurableEntity
034
035/**
036 An interface for entities that can be configured. Such an entity should have
037 a {@link Configurer} in it, whose container need not be that entity. The entity
038 should also be configurable by implementing all the methods in {@link
039 Configurable}.
040
041 @author Thomas Huining Feng
042 @version $Id$
043 @since Ptolemy II 8.0
044 @Pt.ProposedRating Red (tfeng)
045 @Pt.AcceptedRating Red (tfeng)
046 */
047public interface ConfigurableEntity extends Configurable {
048
049    /** Get the {@link Configurer} object for this entity.
050     *  @return the Configurer object for this entity.
051     */
052    public Configurer getConfigurer();
053
054}