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This format will provide for view an access to model data (its snapshot) valid for that request (comming from central unit) in convenient manner.
There is a class ViewRequestor responsible for communication between the cetral and view parts. It schedules the requests into AWT thread, coallesces model changes and provides snapshot for each request.