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package com.google.gwt.editor.client;

import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HandlerRegistration;

/**
 * Binds an individual Editor to the backing service. Every Editor has a peer
 * EditorDelegate. If an Editor implements the {@link ValueAwareEditor}
 * interface, the EditorDriver will make the delegate available through the
 * {@link ValueAwareEditor#setDelegate} method.
 * 
 * @param  the type of object the delegate can accept
 * @see com.google.gwt.editor.client.testing.MockEditorDelegate
 */
public interface EditorDelegate {
  /**
   * Returns the Editor's path, relative to the root object.
   * 
   * @return the path as a String
   */
  String getPath();

  /**
   * This method should be called from {@link ValueAwareEditor#flush()} or
   * {@link LeafValueEditor#getValue()} to record an error that will be reported
   * to the nearest super-Editor that implements the {@link HasEditorErrors}
   * interface.
   * 
   * @param message a textual description of the error
   * @param value the value to be returned by {@link EditorError#getValue()} or
   *          null if the value currently associated with the
   *          Editor should be used
   * @param userData an arbitrary object, possibly null, that can
   *          be retrieved with {@link EditorError#getUserData()}
   */
  void recordError(String message, Object value, Object userData);

  /**
   * Toggle the dirty-state flag for the Editor.
   * 

* The dirty state of an Editor will be automatically cleared any time the * Driver's {@code edit()} or {@code flush()} methods are called. *

* The dirty state will be automatically calculated for * {@link LeafValueEditor} instances based on an {@link Object#equals(Object)} * comparison of {@link LeafValueEditor#getValue()} and the value last passed * to {@link LeafValueEditor#setValue(Object)}, however a clean state can be * overridden by calling {@code setDirty(true)}. * * @param dirty the dirty state of the Editor */ void setDirty(boolean dirty); /** * Register for notifications if object being edited is updated. Not all * backends support subscriptions and will return null. *

* The notification will occur via {@link ValueAwareEditor#onPropertyChange} * if the backend supports in-place property updates, otherwise updates will * be passed via {@link ValueAwareEditor#setValue}. * * @return a HandlerRegistration to unsubscribe from the notifications or * null if the delegate does not support subscription */ HandlerRegistration subscribe(); }





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