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## root.py
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## Started on  Thu Jan 20 04:17:59 2011 Uli Fouquet
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"""
The root for applications.
"""
import grok
from waeup.sirp.applications.interfaces import IApplicationsRoot

class ApplicationsRoot(grok.Container):
    """The root of student applications-related components.
    """
    grok.implements(IApplicationsRoot)
    
    def addApplicationContainer(self, container, name=None):
        """Add an application container.

        Adds an application container that implements `interface`
        under the name `name`.

        `container` the container instance to be added. Should
          implement :class:`IApplicationContainer`.

        `name`
          the name under which the container will be accessible. We
          usually use names like ``pume_2011`` to indicate, that the
          new container will contain student applications for a
          certain screening type (``pume``) and of the year 2011.

        """
        self[name] = container
        return