DMDirc-Client/src/com/dmdirc/MessageTarget.java

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package com.dmdirc;

import com.dmdirc.commandparser.parsers.CommandParser;
import com.dmdirc.config.ConfigManager;
import com.dmdirc.ui.interfaces.InputWindow;

/**
 * Defines common methods for objects that you can send messages to (such as
 * channels and queries).
 *
 * @param <T> The type of window which should be used for this frame container.
 * @author Chris
 */
public abstract class MessageTarget<T extends InputWindow> extends WritableFrameContainer<T> {

    /**
     * Creates a new MessageTarget.
     * 
     * @param icon The icon to use for this target
     * @param name The name of this target
     * @param title The title of this target
     * @param windowClass The class of window to use to represent this container
     * @param config The config manager to use for this target
     * @param parser The command parser for this container
     * @since 0.6.4
     */
    public MessageTarget(final String icon, final String name,
            final String title, final Class<T> windowClass,
            final ConfigManager config, final CommandParser parser) {
        super(icon, name, title, windowClass, config, parser);
    }

    /**
     * Sends the specified string as an action (CTCP) to the target that this
     * object represents.
     *
     * @param action The action to send
     */
    public abstract void sendAction(final String action);

}