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package net.java.games.input;

/**
 * A Controller represents a physical device, such as a keyboard, mouse,
 * or joystick, or a logical grouping of related controls, such as a button
 * pad or mouse ball.  A controller can be composed of multiple controllers.
 * For example, the ball of a mouse and its buttons are two separate
 * controllers.
 */
public interface Controller {
    
    /**
     * Returns the controllers connected to make up this controller, or
     * an empty array if this controller contains no child controllers.
     * The objects in the array are returned in order of assignment priority
     * (primary stick, secondary buttons, etc.).
     */
    public abstract Controller[] getControllers();

    /**
     * Returns the type of the Controller.
     */
    public abstract Type getType();

    /**
     * Returns the components on this controller, in order of assignment priority.
     * For example, the button controller on a mouse returns an array containing
     * the primary or leftmost mouse button, followed by the secondary or
     * rightmost mouse button (if present), followed by the middle mouse button
     * (if present).
     * The array returned is an empty array if this controller contains no components
     * (such as a logical grouping of child controllers).
     */
    public abstract Component[] getComponents();

    /**
     * Returns a single axis based on its type, or null
     * if no axis with the specified type could be found.
     */
    public abstract Component getComponent(Component.Identifier id);

    /**
     * Returns the rumblers for sending feedback to this controller, or an
     * empty array if there are no rumblers on this controller.
     */
    public abstract Rumbler[] getRumblers();

    /**
     * Polls axes for data.  Returns false if the controller is no longer valid.
     * Polling reflects the current state of the device when polled.
     */
    public abstract boolean poll();

    /**
     * Initialized the controller event queue to a new size. Existing events
	 * in the queue are lost.
     */
	public abstract void setEventQueueSize(int size);

	/**
	 * Get the device event queue
	 */
	public abstract EventQueue getEventQueue();

    /**
     * Returns the port type for this Controller.
     */
    public abstract PortType getPortType();

    /**
     * Returns the zero-based port number for this Controller.
     */
    public abstract int getPortNumber();

    /**
     * Returns a human-readable name for this Controller.
     */
    public abstract String getName();
    
    /**
     * Types of controller objects.
     */
    public static class Type {
        
        /**
         * Name of controller type
         */
        private final String name;
        
        /**
         * Protected constructor
         */
        protected Type(String name) {
            this.name = name;
        }
        
        /**
         * Returns a non-localized string description of this controller type.
         */
        public String toString() {
            return name;
        }
        
         /**
         * Unkown controller type.
         */
        public static final Type UNKNOWN = new Type("Unknown");
        
        /**
         * Mouse controller.
         */
        public static final Type MOUSE = new Type("Mouse");

        /**
         * A keyboard controller
         */
        public static final Type KEYBOARD = new Type("Keyboard");
        
        /**
         * Fingerstick controller; note that this may be sometimes treated as a
         * type of mouse or stick.
         */
        public static final Type FINGERSTICK = new Type("Fingerstick");

        /**
         * Gamepad controller.
         */
        public static final Type GAMEPAD = new Type("Gamepad");

        /**
         * Headtracker controller.
         */
        public static final Type HEADTRACKER = new Type("Headtracker");

        /**
         * Rudder controller.
         */
        public static final Type RUDDER = new Type("Rudder");

        /**
         * Stick controller, such as a joystick or flightstick.
         */
        public static final Type STICK = new Type("Stick");

        /**
         * A trackball controller; note that this may sometimes be treated as a
         * type of mouse.
         */
        public static final Type TRACKBALL = new Type("Trackball");

        /**
         * A trackpad, such as a tablet, touchpad, or glidepad;
         * note that this may sometimes be treated as a type of mouse.
         */
        public static final Type TRACKPAD = new Type("Trackpad");

        /**
         * A wheel controller, such as a steering wheel (note
         * that a mouse wheel is considered part of a mouse, not a
         * wheel controller).
         */
        public static final Type WHEEL = new Type("Wheel");
    } // class Controller.Type
    
    /**
     * Common controller port types.
     */
    public static final class PortType {
        
        /**
         * Name of port type
         */
        private final String name;
        
        /**
         * Protected constructor
         */
        protected PortType(String name) {
            this.name = name;
        }
        
        /**
         * Returns a non-localized string description of this port type.
         */
        public String toString() {
            return name;
        }
        
        /**
         * Unknown port type
         */
        public static final PortType UNKNOWN = new PortType("Unknown");

        /**
         * USB port
         */
        public static final PortType USB = new PortType("USB port");

        /**
         * Standard game port
         */
        public static final PortType GAME = new PortType("Game port");

        /**
         * Network port
         */
        public static final PortType NETWORK = new PortType("Network port");

        /**
         * Serial port
         */
        public static final PortType SERIAL = new PortType("Serial port");
        
        /**
         * i8042
         */
        public static final PortType I8042 = new PortType("i8042 (PS/2)");
        
        /**
         * Parallel port
         */
        public static final PortType PARALLEL = new PortType("Parallel port");
        
    } // class Controller.PortType
} // interface Controller




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