vaadin-framework/client/src/com/vaadin/client/componentlocator/LocatorStrategy.java

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package com.vaadin.client.componentlocator;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.Element;

/**
 * This interface should be implemented by all locator strategies. A locator
 * strategy is responsible for generating and decoding a string that identifies
 * an element in the DOM. A strategy can implement its own syntax for the
 * locator string, which may be completely different from any other strategy's
 * syntax.
 * 
 * @since 7.2
 * @author Vaadin Ltd
 */
public interface LocatorStrategy {
    String getPathForElement(Element targetElement);

    Element getElementByPath(String path);
}