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## Interface PipelineDataApplicationTool

-     public interface PipelineDataApplicationTool

  Interface for tools to be init'd and refreshed using a PipelineData object Code largely taken from ApplicationTool.
  Author:
    Peter Courcoux

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `init(Object data)` Initialize the application tool.
    `void` | `refresh(PipelineData data)` Refresh the application tool.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### init

          void init(Object data)

      Initialize the application tool. The data parameter holds a different type depending on how the tool is being instantiated:
      - For global tools data will be null
      - For request tools data will be of type PipelineData
      - For session and authorized tools data will be of type User

      It is possible that session scope tools will be initialized with a null `User` object. This happens when the first request on a session happens to the be login action. The next request on the session will cause the session tool to be refreshed if `tools.per.request.refresh` is set to `true` in `TurbineResources.properties`. You will then be able to get a `User` object from the instance of `RunData.`

      Parameters:
        `data` - initialization data

    - #### refresh

          void refresh(PipelineData data)

      Refresh the application tool. This is necessary for development work where you probably want the tool to refresh itself if it is using configuration information that is typically cached after initialization
      Parameters:
        `data` - The current PipelineData Object

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