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package com.vaadin.client.data;
/**
* Source of data for widgets showing lazily loaded data based on indexable
* items (e.g. rows) of a specified type. The data source is a lazy view into a
* larger data set.
*
* @since 7.4
* @author Vaadin Ltd
* @param
* the row type
*/
public interface DataSource {
/**
* A handle that contains information on whether a row should be
* {@link #pin() pinned} or {@link #unpin() unpinned}, and also always the
* most recent representation for that particular row.
*
* @param
* the row type
*/
public abstract class RowHandle {
/**
* Gets the most recent representation for the row this handle
* represents.
*
* @return the most recent representation for the row this handle
* represents
* @throws IllegalStateException
* if this row handle isn't currently pinned
* @see #pin()
*/
public abstract T getRow() throws IllegalStateException;
/**
* Marks this row as pinned.
*
* Note: Pinning a row multiple times requires an equal amount
* of unpins to free the row from the "pinned" status.
*
* Technical Note: Pinning a row makes sure that the row object
* for a particular set of data is always kept as up to date as the data
* source is able to. Since the DataSource might create a new instance
* of an object, object references aren't necessarily kept up-to-date.
* This is a technical work-around for that.
*
* @see #unpin()
*/
public abstract void pin();
/**
* Marks this row as unpinned.
*
* Note: Pinning a row multiple times requires an equal amount
* of unpins to free the row from the "pinned" status.
*
* Technical Note: Pinning a row makes sure that the row object
* for a particular set of data is always kept as up to date as the data
* source is able to. Since the DataSource might create a new instance
* of an object, object references aren't necessarily kept up-to-date.
* This is a technical work-around for that.
*
* @throws IllegalStateException
* if this row handle has not been pinned before
* @see #pin()
*/
public abstract void unpin() throws IllegalStateException;
/**
* Informs the DataSource that the row data represented by this
* RowHandle has been updated. DataChangeHandler for the DataSource
* should be informed that parts of data have been updated.
*
* @see DataChangeHandler#dataUpdated(int, int)
*/
public abstract void updateRow();
/**
* An explicit override for {@link Object#equals(Object)}. This method
* should be functionally equivalent to a properly implemented equals
* method.
*
* Having a properly implemented equals method is imperative for
* RowHandle to function. Because Java has no mechanism to force an
* override of an existing method, we're defining a new method for that
* instead.
*
* @param rowHandle
* the reference object with which to compare
* @return {@code true} if this object is the same as the obj argument;
* {@code false} otherwise.
*/
protected abstract boolean equalsExplicit(Object obj);
/**
* An explicit override for {@link Object#hashCode()}. This method
* should be functionally equivalent to a properly implemented hashCode
* method.
*
* Having a properly implemented hashCode method is imperative for
* RowHandle to function. Because Java has no mechanism to force an
* override of an existing method, we're defining a new method for that
* instead.
*
* @return a hash code value for this object
*/
protected abstract int hashCodeExplicit();
@Override
public int hashCode() {
return hashCodeExplicit();
}
@Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
return equalsExplicit(obj);
}
}
/**
* Informs the data source that data for the given range is needed. A data
* source only has one active region at a time, so calling this method
* discards the previously set range.
*
* This method triggers lazy loading of data if necessary. The change
* handler registered using {@link #setDataChangeHandler(DataChangeHandler)}
* is informed when new data has been loaded.
*
* After any possible lazy loading and updates are done, the change handler
* is informed that new data is available.
*
* @param firstRowIndex
* the index of the first needed row
* @param numberOfRows
* the number of needed rows
*/
public void ensureAvailability(int firstRowIndex, int numberOfRows);
/**
* Retrieves the data for the row at the given index. If the row data is not
* available, returns null.
*
* This method does not trigger loading of unavailable data.
* {@link #ensureAvailability(int, int)} should be used to signal what data
* will be needed.
*
* @param rowIndex
* the index of the row to retrieve data for
* @return data for the row; or null if no data is available
*/
public T getRow(int rowIndex);
/**
* Returns the number of rows in the data source.
*
* @return the current size of the data source
*/
public int size();
/**
* Sets a data change handler to inform when data is updated, added or
* removed.
*
* @param dataChangeHandler
* the data change handler
*/
public void setDataChangeHandler(DataChangeHandler dataChangeHandler);
/**
* Gets a {@link RowHandle} of a row object in the cache.
*
* @param row
* the row object for which to retrieve a row handle
* @return a non-null row handle of the given row object
* @throw IllegalStateException if this data source cannot be sure whether
* or not the given row exists. In practice this usually
* means that the row is not currently in this data source's cache.
*/
public RowHandle getHandle(T row);
}