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/*
 *    GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
 *    http://geotools.org
 *
 *    (C) 2011, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
 *    (C) 2008, Open Geospatial Consortium Inc.
 *
 *    All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/
 */
package org.opengis.style;

import org.opengis.annotation.Extension;
import org.opengis.annotation.XmlElement;
import org.opengis.filter.expression.Expression;

/**
 * A Halo is a type of Fill that is applied to the backgrounds of font glyphs. The use of halos
 * greatly improves the readability of text labels.
 *
 * @version Symbology Encoding
 *     Implementation Specification 1.1.0
 * @author Open Geospatial Consortium
 * @author Johann Sorel (Geomatys)
 * @author Chris Dillard (SYS Technologies)
 * @since GeoAPI 2.2
 */
@XmlElement("Halo")
public interface Halo {

    /**
     * Returns the object that indicates how the halo area around the text should be filled.
     *
     * The default halo fill is solid white (Color “#FFFFFF”). The glyph’s fill is plotted on top
     * of the halo. The default font fill is solid black (Color “#000000”).
     *
     * @return Fill or null
     */
    @XmlElement("Fill")
    Fill getFill();

    /**
     * Returns the expression that will be evaluated to get the pixel radius of the halo around the
     * text.
     *
     * The Radius element gives the absolute size of a halo radius in pixels encoded as a
     * floating-point number. The radius is taken from the outside edge of a font glyph to extend
     * the area of coverage of the glyph (and the inside edge of “holes” in the glyphs). The halo of
     * a text label is considered to be a single shape. The default radius is one pixel. Negative
     * values are not allowed.
     *
     * @return Expression or null
     */
    @XmlElement("Radius")
    Expression getRadius();

    /**
     * calls the visit method of a StyleVisitor
     *
     * @param visitor the style visitor
     */
    @Extension
    Object accept(StyleVisitor visitor, Object extraData);
}