protected function getFramework()
{
if (is_a($this->owner, 'TitanFrameworkAdminTab')) {
// a tab's parent is an admin panel
return $this->owner->owner->owner;
} else {
// an admin panel's parent is the framework
// a meta panel's parent is the framework
// a theme customizer's parent is the framework
return $this->owner->owner;
}
}