/*
 * Copyright (c) 2010 by Intevation GmbH
 *
 * This program is free software under the LGPL (>=v2.1)
 * Read the file LGPL.txt coming with the software for details
 * or visit http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ if it does not exist.
 */

package de.intevation.gnv.chart;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart;

/**
 * The <code>Chart</code> interface should be implemented by each type of chart.
 * The class must implement a method <code>generateChart</code> which returns a
 * JFreeChart object.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:ingo.weinzierl@intevation.de">Ingo Weinzierl</a>
 */
public interface Chart
extends          Serializable
{
    /**
     * This method is used to create a JFreeChart of this object.
     *
     * @return JFreeChart object.
     */
    public JFreeChart generateChart();
}
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