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 package org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.pool;

 import org.apache.myfaces.context.RequestViewMetadata;

 /**

  * Contains additional information associated to a view and restored each time

  * the view is built by first time.

  *

  */

 public abstract class ViewStructureMetadata

 {

     /**

      * Retrieve the state of UIViewRoot after the view is built by first time.

      * 

      * @return the viewState

      */

     public abstract Object getViewRootState();

     /**

      * Retrieve the associated RequestViewMetadata to this view structure.

      * 

      * @return 

      */

     public abstract RequestViewMetadata getRequestViewMetadata();

 }