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/*
Copyright 2006 Jerry Huxtable
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*/
package com.jhlabs.image;
/**
* The interface for an image quantizer. The addColor method is called (repeatedly
* if necessary) with all the image pixels. A color table can then be returned by
* calling the buildColorTable method.
*/
public interface Quantizer {
/**
* Initialize the quantizer. This should be called before adding any pixels.
* @param numColors the number of colors we're quantizing to.
*/
public void setup(int numColors);
/**
* Add pixels to the quantizer.
* @param pixels the array of ARGB pixels
* @param offset the offset into the array
* @param count the count of pixels
*/
public void addPixels(int[] pixels, int offset, int count);
/*
* Build a color table from the added pixels.
* @param
* @return an array of ARGB pixels representing a color table
*/
public int[] buildColorTable();
/*
* Using the previously-built color table, return the index into that table for a pixel.
* This is guaranteed to return a valid index - returning the index of a color closer
* to that requested if necessary.
* @param rgb the pixel to find
* @return the pixel's index in the color table
*/
public int getIndexForColor(int rgb);
}