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// Copyright 2001-2004 freehep
package org.freehep.graphicsio;

import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Interface for objects that are capable of constructing paths. Path painting
 * (stroking or filling) is not included.
 * 
 * @author Simon Fischer
 * @version $Id: freehep-graphicsio/src/main/java/org/freehep/graphicsio/PathConstructor.java 5641ca92a537 2005/11/26 00:15:35 duns $
 */
public interface PathConstructor {

    /**
     * Makes (x,y) the current point.
     */
    public void move(double x, double y) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Draws a line from the current point to (x,y) and make (x,y) the current
     * point.
     */
    public void line(double x, double y) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Draws a quadratic bezier curve from the current point to (x2, y2) using
     * the control point (x1, y1) and make (x2, y2) the current point.
     */
    public void quad(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2)
            throws IOException;

    /**
     * Draws a cubic bezier curve from the current point to (x3, y3) using the
     * control points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) and make (x3, y3) the current point.
     */
    public void cubic(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2, double x3,
            double y3) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Closes the path by drawing a straight line to the last point which was
     * argument to move.
     */
    public void closePath(double x0, double y0) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Flushes any cached info to the output file. The path is complete at this
     * point.
     */
    public void flush() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Adds the points of the shape using path construction
     * operators. The path is neither stroked nor filled.
     * 
     * @return true if even-odd winding rule should be used, false if non-zero
     *         winding rule should be used.
     */
    public boolean addPath(Shape s) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Adds the points of the shape using path construction
     * operators, using the given transform. The path is neither stroked nor
     * filled.
     * 
     * @return true if even-odd winding rule should be used, false if non-zero
     *         winding rule should be used.
     */
    public boolean addPath(Shape s, AffineTransform transform)
            throws IOException;
}