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package mx.automation
{

/**
 *  The IAutomationEnvironment interface provides information about the
 *  objects and properties of automatable components needed for communicating
 *  with agents.
 *  
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 9
 *  @playerversion AIR 1.1
 *  @productversion Flex 3
 */
public interface IAutomationEnvironment
{

    /**
     *  Returns the automation class corresponding to the given object.
     *
     *  @param obj  Instance of the delegate of a testable object.
     * 
     *  @return Automation class for <code>obj</code>.
     *  
     *  @langversion 3.0
     *  @playerversion Flash 9
     *  @playerversion AIR 1.1
     *  @productversion Flex 3
     */
    function getAutomationClassByInstance(obj:IAutomationObject):IAutomationClass;


    /**
     *  Returns the automation class for the given name.
     *
     *  @param Name A class name that corresponds to the value of 
     *  the <code>AutomationClass.name</code> property.
     * 
     *  @return Automation class corresponding to the given name,
     *  or <code>null</code> if none was found.
     *  
     *  @langversion 3.0
     *  @playerversion Flash 9
     *  @playerversion AIR 1.1
     *  @productversion Flex 3
     */
    function getAutomationClassByName(automationClass:String):IAutomationClass;
}

}