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package com.alee.managers.language;

import com.alee.managers.language.updaters.LanguageUpdater;
import com.alee.utils.swing.SwingMethods;

/**
 * This interface provides a set of methods that should be added into components that has translate-able text and support translation.
 * Basically all these methods are already implemented in LanguageManager but it is much easier to call them directly from component.
 *
 * @author Mikle Garin
 * @see SwingMethods
 * @see LanguageManager
 */

public interface LanguageMethods extends SwingMethods
{
    /**
     * Registers component in LanguageManager under specified key and with specified formatting data.
     *
     * @param key  language record key
     * @param data formatting data
     */
    public void setLanguage ( String key, Object... data );

    /**
     * Updates component language and formatting data.
     *
     * @param data new formatting data
     */
    public void updateLanguage ( Object... data );

    /**
     * Changes component language key and updates its language and formatting data.
     *
     * @param key  new language key
     * @param data new formatting data
     */
    public void updateLanguage ( String key, Object... data );

    /**
     * Unregisters component from LanguageManager.
     */
    public void removeLanguage ();

    /**
     * Returns whether this component registered in LanguageManager or not.
     *
     * @return true if component is registered in LanguageManager, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean isLanguageSet ();

    /**
     * Registers custom language updater for this component.
     *
     * @param updater component language updater
     */
    public void setLanguageUpdater ( LanguageUpdater updater );

    /**
     * Unregisters any custom language updater set for this component.
     */
    public void removeLanguageUpdater ();
}