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 * Copyright 2011 ArcBees Inc.
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package com.gwtplatform.mvp.client.proxy;

import java.util.List;

import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers;
import com.google.web.bindery.event.shared.EventBus;

/**
 * Place managers work as an intermediary between the GWT {@link com.google.gwt.user.client.History}
 * API and {@link ProxyPlaceAbstract}. It sets up event listener relationships to synchronize them.
 *
 * @author David Peterson
 * @author Philippe Beaudoin
 * @author Christian Goudreau
 */
public interface PlaceManager extends HasHandlers {

    /**
     * Builds a string corresponding to the history token to reveal the specified
     * {@link PlaceRequest}. This can be used with a {@link com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Hyperlink}.
     * 

* Invoking this history token will discard all the place hierarchy, effectively revealing the * request as a top-level place. To keep the place hierarchy, see * {@link #buildRelativeHistoryToken(PlaceRequest)}, * {@link #buildRelativeHistoryToken(PlaceRequest, int)} or * {@link #buildRelativeHistoryToken(int)}. * * @param request The {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the place for which to build a history * token. * @return The history token. * @see #revealPlace(PlaceRequest) */ String buildHistoryToken(PlaceRequest request); /** * Builds a string corresponding to the history token to reveal the specified place from the * current place hierarchy. *

* Examples, suppose the current hierarchy is {@code requestA > requestB > requestC} *

    *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(-1)} will make a link to * {@code requestA > requestB}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(1)} will make a link to {@code requestA}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(0)} will make a link to * {@code requestA > requestB > requestC}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(-3)} or less will make a link to {@code ""}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(3)} or more will make a link to * {@code requestA > requestB > requestC}
  • *
* * @param level If negative, take back that many elements from the tail of the hierarchy. If * positive, keep only that many elements from the head of the hierarchy. Passing {@code 0} * makes a link to the current place. * @see #revealRelativePlace(int) */ String buildRelativeHistoryToken(int level); /** * Builds a string corresponding to the history token to reveal the specified {@link PlaceRequest} * as a child of the current place hierarchy. Identical to calling * {@link #buildRelativeHistoryToken(PlaceRequest, int)} with a level of {@code 0}. *

* To get the history token for revealing as a top-level place, see {@link #buildHistoryToken}. To * navigate back to a specific place in the hierarchy, see * {@link #buildRelativeHistoryToken(int)}. * * @param request The {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the place for which to build a history * token. * @return The history token. * @see #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest) */ String buildRelativeHistoryToken(PlaceRequest request); /** * Builds a string corresponding to the history token to reveal the specified {@link PlaceRequest} * relative to the other places in the current place hierarchy. *

* To get the history token for revealing as a top-level place, see {@link #buildHistoryToken}. To * navigate back to a specific place in the hierarchy, see * {@link #buildRelativeHistoryToken(int)}. *

* Examples, suppose the current hierarchy is {@code requestA > requestB > requestC} *

    *
  • Calling {@code buildRelativeHistoryToken(requestD, 0)} will make a link to * {@code requestA > requestB > requestC > requestD}
  • *
  • Calling {@code buildRelativeHistoryToken(requestD, -1)} will make a link to * {@code requestA > requestB > requestD}
  • *
  • Calling {@code buildRelativeHistoryToken(requestD, 1)} will make a link to * {@code requestA > requestD}
  • *
  • Calling {@code buildRelativeHistoryToken(requestD, -3)} will make a link to * {@code requestD}
  • *
  • Calling {@code buildRelativeHistoryToken(requestD, 3)} will make a link to * {@code requestA > requestB > requestC > requestD}
  • *
* * @param request The {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the place for which to build a history * token. * @param level If {@code 0}, then simply appends the {@code request} to the current page * hierarchy. If negative, take back that many elements from the tail of the hierarchy before * appending the {@code request}. If positive, keep only that many elements from the head of the * hierarchy before appending the {@code request}. * @return The history token. * @see #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest, int) */ String buildRelativeHistoryToken(PlaceRequest request, int level); /** * Access the current place hierarchy, with the current {@link PlaceRequest} being the last * element of this list. * * @return The current {@link PlaceRequest}. * @see #getCurrentPlaceRequest() */ List getCurrentPlaceHierarchy(); /** * Access the current place request, that is, the tail of the place request hierarchy. If the * hierarchy is empty this returns an empty {@link PlaceRequest}. * * @return The current {@link PlaceRequest}, or an empty one if the hierarchy is empty. * @see #getCurrentPlaceHierarchy() */ PlaceRequest getCurrentPlaceRequest(); /** * Retrieves the title of a specific place within the place hierarchy. *

* Instead of returning the title directly, this method accepts a callback and will call * {@link SetPlaceTitleHandler#onSetPlaceTitle} as soon as the title is available. This makes it * possible for the user to query the title from the server based on the {@link PlaceRequest} * parameters, for example. * * @param index The index of the place for which to get a title, 0 is the top-level class, * {@link #getHierarchyDepth()}-1 is the current place. * @param handler The {@link SetPlaceTitleHandler} to invoke when the place title is available. * This will be invoked with {@code null} if the place doesn't have a title. * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException If the index is less than {@code 0} or greater or equal to * {@link #getHierarchyDepth()}. * @see #getCurrentTitle(SetPlaceTitleHandler) */ void getTitle(int index, SetPlaceTitleHandler handler) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException; /** * Retrieves the title of the currently displayed place, or {@code null} if it doesn't have a * title. Same as calling {@link #getTitle(int, SetPlaceTitleHandler)} with a {@code level} of * {@link #getHierarchyDepth()}-1. *

* Instead of returning the title directly, this method accepts a callback and will call * {@link SetPlaceTitleHandler#onSetPlaceTitle} as soon as the title is available. This makes it * possible for the user to query the title from the server based on the * {@link PlaceRequest} parameters, for example. * * @param handler The {@link SetPlaceTitleHandler} to invoke when the place title is available. * This will be invoked with {@code null} if the place doesn't have a title. */ void getCurrentTitle(SetPlaceTitleHandler handler); /** * Makes it possible to access the {@link EventBus} object associated with that presenter. * * @return The EventBus associated with that presenter. */ EventBus getEventBus(); /** * Retrieves the number of elements in the place hierarchy. The title of each of these elements * can be obtained through {@link #getTitle(int, SetPlaceTitleHandler)}. * * @return The depth of the place hierarchy. */ int getHierarchyDepth(); /** * Calls {@link History#back()}. This may cause the user's browser to leave your application, if * case you call this method from the first page visited. */ void navigateBack(); /** * Updates History without firing a {@link com.google.gwt.event.logical.shared.ValueChangeEvent}. * Only the last {@link PlaceRequest} of the place request hierarchy is modified. *

* This method will only work if the passed {@link PlaceRequest} has the same name token as the * current place request (see {@link #getCurrentPlaceRequest()}. *

* If {@code true} is passed as a second parameter, then this method causes a new token to be * added to the browser history, affecting the behavior of the browser's back button. * * @param request The {@link PlaceRequest} to display in the updated history. * @param updateBrowserUrl {@code true} If the browser URL should be updated, {@code false} * otherwise. */ void updateHistory(PlaceRequest request, boolean updateBrowserUrl); /** * Reveals the place corresponding to the current value of the history token in the URL bar. This * will result in a {@link PlaceRequestInternalEvent} being fired. */ void revealCurrentPlace(); /** * Reveals the default place. This is invoked when the history token is empty and no places * handled it. Application-specific place managers should build a {@link PlaceRequest} * corresponding to their default presenter and call {@link #revealPlace(PlaceRequest, boolean)} * with it. Consider passing {@code false} as the second parameter of {@code revealPlace}, * otherwise a new token will be inserted in the browser's history and hitting the browser's * back button will not take the user out of the application. *

* Important! Make sure you build a valid {@link PlaceRequest} and that the user has access * to it, otherwise you might create an infinite loop. */ void revealDefaultPlace(); /** * Reveals the place to display when a user tries to access an invalid place. This is invoked when * the history token was not handled by any place within the application. Application-specific * place managers should build a {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the desired presenter and * call {@link #revealPlace(PlaceRequest, boolean)} with it. Consider passing {@code false} as the * second parameter of {@code revealPlace}, otherwise a new token will be inserted in the * browser's history and hitting the browser's back button will take the user back to the * invalid page he initially tried to access. *

* The default implementation is simply to call {@link #revealDefaultPlace()}. *

* Important! Make sure you build a valid {@link PlaceRequest} and that the user has access * to it, otherwise you might create an infinite loop. * * @param invalidHistoryToken The history token that was not recognised. */ void revealErrorPlace(String invalidHistoryToken); /** * Reveals the place to display when a user has been refused the access to a specific place. This * is invoked when the history token is valid but the corresponding place's * {@link Place#canReveal()} returned {@code false}. Application-specific place managers should * build a {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the desired presenter and call * {@link #revealPlace(PlaceRequest, boolean)} with it. Consider passing {@code true} as the * second parameter of {@code revealPlace} if you navigate, say, to a login page and want the user * to be able to navigate back to the unauthorized page after login. If you are displaying a page * that simply mentions the error you may want to pass {@code false}, otherwise a new token will * be inserted in the browser's history and hitting the browser's back button will take * the user * back to the unauthorized page he initially tried to access. *

* The default implementation is simply to call {@link #revealErrorPlace(String)}. *

* Important! Make sure you build a valid {@link PlaceRequest} and that the user has access * to it, otherwise you might create an infinite loop. * * @param unauthorizedHistoryToken The history token that was not authorized. */ void revealUnauthorizedPlace(String unauthorizedHistoryToken); /** * Sets the question that will be displayed whenever the user tries to navigate away from the * current page. Navigating away can happen either occur by changing the program state (the * history token), by entering an external URL or by closing the window. All cases will be * handled. *

* If the user indicates that he doesn't accept the navigation, then the navigation will be * cancelled, {@link NavigationRefusedEvent} will be triggered and the current page will remain. *

* * @param question The question to display. Pass {@code null} to accept navigation directly, * without asking a question. */ void setOnLeaveConfirmation(String question); /** * Programmatically reveals the specified place, updating the browser URL in the process. If you * don't want the browser's URL to be updated see {@link #revealPlace(PlaceRequest, boolean)}. *

* This discards the current place hierarchy, effectively revealing the request as a top-level * place. To keep the current place hierarchy, see {@link #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest)}, * {@link #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest, int)} or {@link #revealRelativePlace(int)}. To reveal * an entire place hierarchy, see {@link #revealPlaceHierarchy}. * * @param request The {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the place to reveal. * @see #buildHistoryToken(PlaceRequest) */ void revealPlace(PlaceRequest request); /** * Programmatically reveals the specified place. *

* This discards the current place hierarchy, effectively revealing the request as a top-level * place. To keep the current place hierarchy, see {@link #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest)}, * {@link #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest, int)} or {@link #revealRelativePlace(int)}. To reveal * an entire place hierarchy, see {@link #revealPlaceHierarchy}. * * @param request The {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the place to reveal. * @param updateBrowserUrl {@code true} If the browser URL should be updated, {@code false} * otherwise. * @see #buildHistoryToken(PlaceRequest) */ void revealPlace(PlaceRequest request, boolean updateBrowserUrl); /** * Programmatically reveals the specified hierarchy of places place, updating the browser URL in * the process. *

* This discards the current place hierarchy, replacing it with the specified place hierarchy. To * keep the current place hierarchy, see {@link #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest)}, * {@link #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest, int)} or {@link #revealRelativePlace(int)}. To reveal * a single {@link Place} instead of a hierarchy, see {@link #revealPlace}. */ void revealPlaceHierarchy(List placeRequestHierarchy); /** * Programmatically reveals the specified place from the current place hierarchy. *

* Examples. Suppose the current hierarchy is {@code requestA > requestB > requestC}: *

    *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(-1)} makes it {@code requestA > requestB}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(1)} makes it {@code requestA}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(0)} makes it {@code requestA > requestB > requestC}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(-3)} or less calls {@link #revealDefaultPlace()}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(3)} or more makes it * {@code requestA > requestB > requestC}
  • *
* * @param level If negative, take back that many elements from the tail of the hierarchy. If * positive, keep only that many elements from the head of the hierarchy. Passing {@code 0} * reveals the current place. * @see #buildRelativeHistoryToken(int) */ void revealRelativePlace(int level); /** * Programmatically reveals the specified place as a child of the current place hierarchy. * Identical to calling {@link #revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest, int)} with a level of {@code 0}. * This will result in a {@link PlaceRequestInternalEvent} being fired. *

* To reveal as a top-level place, see {@link #revealPlace}. To navigate back to a specific place * in the hierarchy, see {@link #revealRelativePlace(int)}. * * @param request The {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the place to reveal. * @see #buildRelativeHistoryToken(PlaceRequest) */ void revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest request); /** * Programmatically reveals the specified place relative to the other places in the current place * hierarchy. This will result in a {@link PlaceRequestInternalEvent} being fired. *

* To reveal as a top-level place, see {@link #revealPlace}. To navigate back to a specific place * in the hierarchy, see {@link #revealRelativePlace(int)}. *

* Examples. Suppose the current hierarchy is {@code requestA > requestB > requestC}: *

    *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(requestD, 0)} makes it * {@code requestA > requestB > requestC > requestD}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(requestD, -1)} makes it * {@code requestA > requestB > requestD}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(requestD, 1)} makes it {@code requestA > requestD}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(requestD, -3)} or less makes it {@code requestD}
  • *
  • Calling {@code revealRelativePlace(requestD, 3)} or more makes it * {@code requestA > requestB > requestC > requestD}
  • *
* * @param request The {@link PlaceRequest} corresponding to the place to reveal. * @param level If {@code 0}, then simply appends the {@code request} to the current page * hierarchy. If negative, take back that many elements from the tail of the hierarchy before * appending the {@code request}. If positive, keep only that many elements from the head of the * hierarchy before appending the {@code request}. * @see #buildRelativeHistoryToken(PlaceRequest, int) */ void revealRelativePlace(PlaceRequest request, int level); /** * Resets the navigation lock if it is currently set. You should usually not call this directly, * instead it is meant to be used with presenters that use manual reveal via * {@link ProxyPlace#manualReveal(com.gwtplatform.mvp.client.Presenter)} and * {@link ProxyPlace#manualRevealFailed()}. * * @see com.gwtplatform.mvp.client.Presenter#useManualReveal() * @see ProxyPlace#manualReveal(com.gwtplatform.mvp.client.Presenter) * @see ProxyPlace#manualRevealFailed() */ void unlock(); /** * Checks if the {@link PlaceManager} has to perform any pending navigation that were not * immediately executed because it was requested while the navigation was locked. * * @return {@code true} if there are any pending navigation requests, {@code false} otherwise. */ boolean hasPendingNavigation(); }




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