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+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 Vaadin Ltd.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+
+package com.vaadin.navigator;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import com.vaadin.ui.Component;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for all views controlled by the navigator.
+ * 
+ * Each view added to the navigator must implement this interface. Typically, a
+ * view is a {@link Component}.
+ * 
+ * @author Vaadin Ltd
+ * @since 7.0
+ */
+public interface View extends Serializable {
+
+    /**
+     * This view is navigated to.
+     * 
+     * This method is always called before the view is shown on screen. If there
+     * is any additional id to data what should be shown in the view, it is also
+     * optionally passed as parameter.
+     * 
+     * TODO fragmentParameters null if no parameters or empty string?
+     * 
+     * @param fragmentParameters
+     *            parameters to the view or null if none given. This is the
+     *            string that appears e.g. in URI after "viewname/"
+     */
+    public void navigateTo(String fragmentParameters);
+}
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