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package org.pushingpixels.substance.api.fonts;

import javax.swing.UIDefaults;

import org.pushingpixels.substance.internal.fonts.FontPolicies;

/**
 * Looks up and returns a FontSet.
 * 
 * @author Karsten Lentzsch
 * 
 * @see FontSet
 * @see FontPolicies
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface FontPolicy {

	/**
	 * Looks up and returns a set of fonts that will be used by a Look&Feel
	 * to set the default fonts for its components.
	 * 
	 * 
	 * This method is invoked during the L&F component initialization. And
	 * the invoker hands over the UIDefaults object used to define the component
	 * settings. Hence, the UIDefaults object may be used to look up a font as
	 * initialized by a super Look&Feel. For example the JGoodies Windows
	 * L&F could use the defaults set by the super L&F, the Sun Windows
	 * L&F.
	 * 
	 * @param lafName
	 *            the name of the Look&Feel that requests the fonts
	 * @param table
	 *            the UIDefaults table that can be used to look up fonts of a
	 *            super L&F
	 * 
	 * @return a set of fonts used as default for the component.
	 */
	FontSet getFontSet(String lafName, UIDefaults table);

}