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package org.apache.wicket;
/**
* Interface for objects that are capable of reconstructing a component. The component and it's
* children must be in the exact state as they were before "dehydrating".
* <p>
* This is useful for parts of page that are memory heavy but easy to reconstruct. Between requests
* only the {@link IComponentSource} instance is kept, rather then actual component. The component
* is then reconstructed on first access
* <p>
* This feature is experimental.
*
* @author Matej Knopp
*/
public interface IComponentSource extends IClusterable
{
/**
* This method must reconstruct the component as it was before "dehydrating" it. Also it's
* children must be reconstructed
*
* @param id
* @return reconstructed component
*/
public Component restoreComponent(String id);
}
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