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package org.noos.xing.mydoggy;
import java.awt.*;
/**
* Tool Windows are secondary windows within the main window that provide access to and/or
* support for a particular functionality.
* This interface is the main entry point to modify tool window properties.
* Moreover there are methods to make the tool available, visible and active.
* A PropertyChangeEvent is fired for the following properties:
*
* - this tool's index ("index")
* - this tool's available status ("available")
* - this tool's visible status ("visible")
* - this tool's active status ("active")
* - this tool's anchor ("anchor")
* - this tool's autoHide ("autoHide")
* - this tool's type ("type")
* - this tool's icon ("icon")
* - this tool's title ("title")
*
*
* @author Angelo De Caro ([email protected])
* @see org.noos.xing.mydoggy.ToolWindowManager
* @since 1.0.0
*/
public interface ToolWindow extends Dockable, DockableManager {
/**
* This method is used to set the index for the tool. The index is used to activate or hide
* the tool with that index when the user uses the key combination ALT-index.
* Valid indexs are -1 or [1..9] where -1 means no index for the tool.
*
* @param index the new index for the tool.
* @see #getIcon()
* @since 1.0.0
*/
void setIndex(int index);
/**
* Returns the tool's index.
*
* @return tool's index.
* @see #setIndex(int)
* @since 1.0.0
*/
int getIndex();
/**
* The method is used to set the available property of the tool.
* If available is true then tool becomes available in a way that depends on tool window type.
* If available is false then tool becomes not available in a way that depends on tool window
* type.
*
* @param available true to make the tool available, false to make the tool not available.
* @see #isAvailable()
* @see #setVisible(boolean)
* @since 1.0.0
*/
void setAvailable(boolean available);
/**
* Returns true is the tool is available.
*
* @return true is the tool is available, false otherwise.
* @see #setAvailable(boolean)
* @since 1.0.0
*/
boolean isAvailable();
/**
* The method is used to set the visible property of the tool.
* If visible is true then tool becomes available if not already was.
* Moreover the tool shows the component in a way that depends on tool window type and becomes visible.
* If visible is false then tool becomes not available if not already was.
* Moreover the tool hides the component in a way that depends on tool window type and becomes not visible.
*
* @param visible true to make the tool visible, false to make the tool not visible.
* @see #isVisible()
* @since 1.0.0
*/
void setVisible(boolean visible);
/**
* Returns true is the tool is visible.
*
* @return true is the tool is vixible, false otherwise.
* @see #setVisible(boolean)
* @since 1.0.0
*/
boolean isVisible();
/**
* The method is used to set to the true value the visible property of the tool.
* The tool becomes visible in a special way. In fact, if there is another tool visible
* with the same anchor then these two tools will be aggregate to be visible both.
*
* @since 1.2.0
*/
void aggregate();
/**
* Agggregate this tool to the already visible tools using the specified aggregation position.
* This method is usable also when the tool is already visible.
*
* @param onPosition the position used to aggregate the tool.
* @since 1.4.0
*/
void aggregate(AggregationPosition onPosition);
/**
* Aggregate this tool using onToolWindow as a relative position and
* the aggregation position as the position relative to the specified toolwindow.
* This method is usable also when the tool is already visible.
*
* @param onToolWindow the toolwindow used as relative position. It must be already visible.
* @param onPosition the position used to aggregate the tool.
* @since 1.4.0
*/
void aggregate(ToolWindow onToolWindow, AggregationPosition onPosition);
/**
* This method is used when the user want to aggregate the toolwindow to another toolwindow
* whose type is FLOATING, FLOATING_FREE or FLOATING_LIVE.
*
* @param refToolWindow the floating toolwindow used as aggregation target.
* @param onPosition the position used to aggregate the tool.
* @since 1.5.0
*/
void aggregateByReference(ToolWindow refToolWindow, AggregationPosition onPosition);
/**
* The method is used to set the aggregateEnabled property of the tool.
* If aggregateEnabled is true then every call to
* setVisible(true) will have the same behaviout of a call to aggregate()
* method.
*
* Default value is false.
*
* @param aggregateEnabled true to translate every call to setVisible(true)
* to a call to aggregate() method, false to disable the translation.
* @see #isAggregateMode()
* @since 1.3.0
*/
void setAggregateMode(boolean aggregateEnabled);
/**
* Returns aggregateEnabled property value.
*
* @return the value of aggregateEnabled property.
* @see #setAggregateMode(boolean)
* @since 1.3.0
*/
boolean isAggregateMode();
/**
* The method is used to set the active property of the tool.
* If active is true then tool becomes available and visibile if not already was.
* Moreover the tool grabs the focus from focus owner and becomes active.
* If active is false then the focus is passed to another component outer the tool and tool
* becomes not active.
*
* @param active true to make the tool active, false to deactivate the tool.
* @see #setAvailable(boolean)
* @see #setVisible(boolean)
* @since 1.0.0
*/
void setActive(boolean active);
/**
* Returns true is the tool is active.
*
* @return true is the tool is active, false otherwise.
* @see #setActive(boolean)
* @since 1.0.0
*/
boolean isActive();
/**
* This method is used to set the anchor for the tool. The anchor specifies the position of the tool when
* it is anchored to the docking system.
* The behaviour is equivalent to a call of the method setAnchor(anchor, -1).
*
* @param anchor the new anchor.
* @see org.noos.xing.mydoggy.ToolWindowAnchor
* @see #getAnchor()
* @since 1.0.0
*/
void setAnchor(ToolWindowAnchor anchor);
/**
* This method is used to set the anchor for the tool. The anchor specifies the position of the tool when
* it is anchored to the docking system. The index specifies the position relative to the other tools on
* the same anchor.
*
* @param anchor the new anchor.
* @param index the position relative to the other tools on the same anchor.
* Use 0 for the first position, -1 for the last position.
* @see org.noos.xing.mydoggy.ToolWindowAnchor
* @see #getAnchor()
* @since 1.3.0
*/
void setAnchor(ToolWindowAnchor anchor, int index);
/**
* Returns the anchor which the tool is anchored.
*
* @return the anchor for the tool.
* @see #setAnchor(ToolWindowAnchor) s
* @see org.noos.xing.mydoggy.ToolWindowAnchor
* @since 1.0.0
*/
ToolWindowAnchor getAnchor();
/**
* Returns the anchor index.
*
* @return anchor index.
* @since 1.4.0
*/
int getAnchorIndex();
/**
* This method is used to set the autoHide property for the tool.
*
* @param autoHide true to hide the tool when the tool losts focus;
* false to make inactive the tool when the tool losts focus.
* @see #isAutoHide() ()
* @since 1.0.0
*/
void setAutoHide(boolean autoHide);
/**
* Bounds or not the toolwindow's representative anchro to stay in a subset of the available anchors.
*
* @param lockedOnAnchor true if the toolwindow's representative anchor is bonded to a subset of the available anchors,
* false otherwise.
* @since 1.5.0
*/
void setLockedOnAnchor(boolean lockedOnAnchor);
/**
* Returns true if the toolwindow's representative anchor is bonded to a subset of the available anchors,
* false otherwise.
*
* @return true if the toolwindow's representative anchor is bonded to a subset of the available anchors,
* false otherwise.
* @since 1.5.0
*/
boolean isLockedOnAnchor();
/**
* Returns the autoHide property value of the tool.
*
* @return autoHide property value.
* @see #setAutoHide(boolean)
* @since 1.0.0
*/
boolean isAutoHide();
/**
* This method is used to set the type for the tool. The type specifies the way the tool is shown, made available,
* etc.
*
* @param type the new type.
* @see ToolWindowType
* @see #getType()
* @since 1.0.0
*/
void setType(ToolWindowType type);
/**
* Returns the tool type.
*
* @return the type for the tool.
* @see #setType(ToolWindowType)
* @see ToolWindowType
* @since 1.0.0
*/
ToolWindowType getType();
/**
* Sets the "hideOnZeroTabs" property. When true is used this means that
* the tool is hidden when no tabs are available on it.
*
* @param hideOnZeroTabs true to hide the tool when no tabs are available on it,
* false otherwise.
* @since 1.5.0
* @see #isHideOnZeroTabs()
*/
void setHideOnZeroTabs(boolean hideOnZeroTabs);
/**
* Return the "hideOnZeroTabs" property value.
* @since 1.5.0
* @return true if the the tool is hidden when no tabs are available on it,
* false otherwise.
* @see #setHideOnZeroTabs(boolean)
*/
boolean isHideOnZeroTabs();
/**
* Adds a component represented by a title and no icon.
*
* @param title the title to be displayed in this tab
* @param component the component to be displayed when this tab is clicked
* @return a ToolWindowTab instance
* @since 1.3.0
*/
ToolWindowTab addToolWindowTab(String title, Component component);
/**
* Adds a dockable. A toolwindow tab is created to accommodate the dockable.
*
* @param dockable the dockable to be accommodated.
* @return a ToolWindowTab instance that represents the accommodated dockable.
* @since 1.4.0
*/
ToolWindowTab addToolWindowTab(Dockable dockable);
/**
* Removes the specified tab from this toolwindow.
*
* @param toolWindowTab the tab to be removed
* @return true if this toolwindow contained the specified tab.
* @see #addToolWindowTab(String, java.awt.Component)
* @since 1.3.0
*/
boolean removeToolWindowTab(ToolWindowTab toolWindowTab);
/**
* Gets all the tabs in this toolwindow.
*
* @return an array of all the tabs in this toolwindow.
* @since 1.3.0
*/
ToolWindowTab[] getToolWindowTabs();
/**
* Adds the passed toolwindow action to all the type descriptors.
*
* @param toolWindowAction the action to be added to all the type desccriptors.
* @since 1.5.0
* @see #removeToolWindowAction(String)
*/
void addToolWindowAction(ToolWindowAction toolWindowAction);
/**
* Removes the toolwindow action by id from all the type descriptors.
*
* @param id the id of the action to be removed from all the type descriptors.
* @since 1.5.0
* @see #addToolWindowAction(ToolWindowAction)
*/
void removeToolWindowAction(String id);
/**
* Adds the specified toolwindow listener to receive toolwindow events from
* this tool.
* If listener l is null,
* no exception is thrown and no action is performed.
*
* @param listener the toolwindow listener
* @see ToolWindowListener
* @see #removeToolWindowListener(ToolWindowListener)
* @see #getToolWindowListeners()
* @since 1.3.0
*/
void addToolWindowListener(ToolWindowListener listener);
/**
* Removes the specified toolwindow listener so that it no longer
* receives toolwindow events from this tool. This method performs
* no function, nor does it throw an exception, if the listener
* specified by the argument was not previously added to this tool.
* If listener listener is null,
* no exception is thrown and no action is performed.
*
* @param listener the toolwindow listener
* @see #addToolWindowListener(ToolWindowListener)
* @since 1.3.0
*/
void removeToolWindowListener(ToolWindowListener listener);
/**
* Returns an array of all the toolwindow listeners registered on this tool.
*
* @return all of this toolwindowt's ToolWindowListeners
* or an empty array if no toolwindow listeners are currently registered
* @see #addToolWindowListener(ToolWindowListener)
* @since 1.3.0
*/
ToolWindowListener[] getToolWindowListeners();
/**
* This method retrieves the TypeDescriptor for type that the tool uses to modify the behaviours
* of that type. The modifications are visible only for this tool.
*
* @param type tool window type.
* @return the type descriptor for type.
* @since 1.0.0
*/
ToolWindowTypeDescriptor getTypeDescriptor(ToolWindowType type);
/**
* This method retrieves the TypeDescriptor for the descriptorClass.
*
* @param descriptorClass the descriptor class.
* @return the type descriptor for the descriptorClass.
* @since 1.4.0
*/
T getTypeDescriptor(Class descriptorClass);
/**
* Returns the representative anchor descriptor used to modify the behaviours of that object.
*
* @return the representative anchor descriptor used to modify the behaviours of that object.
* @since 1.5.0
*/
RepresentativeAnchorDescriptor getRepresentativeAnchorDescriptor();
}