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34 package info.magnolia.ui.framework.app;
35
36 import info.magnolia.ui.framework.location.Location;
37 import info.magnolia.ui.framework.view.ViewPort;
38
39 /**
40 * AppController manages life cycles of {@link App}s. It takes care of starting, stopping and switching to already running apps.
41 * Manages apps running for a single user.
42 */
43 public interface AppController {
44
45 App startIfNotAlreadyRunning(String name, Location location);
46
47 App startIfNotAlreadyRunningThenFocus(String name, Location location);
48
49 void stopApp(String name);
50
51 void stopCurrentApp();
52
53 boolean isAppStarted(String name);
54
55 void setViewPort(ViewPort viewport);
56
57 void focusCurrentApp();
58
59 Location getCurrentLocation(String name);
60
61 AppContext getCurrentApp();
62
63 App getAppWithoutStarting(String appId);
64 }