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package com.holonplatform.vaadin7.components;

import java.io.Serializable;

import com.holonplatform.core.property.Property;
import com.holonplatform.vaadin7.internal.components.DefaultPropertyBinding;

/**
 * Represents a binding between a {@link Property} and a specific type component.
 * 
 * @param  Property value type
 * @param  Bound component type
 *
 * @since 5.0.0
 */
public interface PropertyBinding extends Serializable {

	/**
	 * Get the {@link Property}.
	 * @return The property
	 */
	Property getProperty();

	/**
	 * Get the component to which the property is bound.
	 * @return The bound component
	 */
	B getComponent();

	/**
	 * Create a new {@link PropertyBinding} instance.
	 * @param  Property type
	 * @param  Bound type
	 * @param property Property
	 * @param component Bound component
	 * @return A new {@link PropertyBinding} instance
	 */
	static  PropertyBinding create(Property property, B component) {
		return new DefaultPropertyBinding<>(property, component);
	}

	/**
	 * Callback interface to perform configuration operations on a component bound to a {@link Property}.
	 * @param  Bound component type
	 */
	@FunctionalInterface
	public interface PostProcessor {

		/**
		 * Process the given component
		 * @param property Property to which the component is bound (never null)
		 * @param component Bound component (never null)
		 */
		void process(Property property, B component);

	}

}