Application: gvSIG desktop

/* gvSIG. Sistema de Informaci?n Geogr?fica de la Generalitat Valenciana

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package com.iver.andami.ui.mdiManager;

import java.beans.PropertyVetoException;

import javax.swing.ImageIcon;

import com.iver.andami.ui.mdiFrame.MDIFrame;

/**

 * <p>

 * This interface acts as window manager. It is the place to create

 * new windows, close existing ones or modify their properties

 * (size, position, etc).

 * </p>

 * <p>

 * Any class extending from JPanel and implementing the {@link IWindow}

 * interface may become an Andami window. Andami will create a real

 * window (normally a JInternalFrame) and put the JPanel inside the

 * real window. In order to differentiate the contents (panels

 * extending JPanel and implementing IWindow) from the real window

 * (normally JInternalFrames or JDialogs), we will use

 * <i>window</i> to refer to the contents and <i>frame</i>

 * to refer to the real window.

 * </p>

 * <p>

 * This class is implemented by the Andami Skin (currently libCorePlugin),

 * which will decide the final implementation of frames. A different frame

 * implementation could be used by switching the Skin.

 * </p>

 *

 * @see IWindow

 * @see WindowInfo

 * @see SingletonWindow

 * @see com.iver.core.mdiManager.NewSkin

 *

 * @author Fernando Gonz?lez Cort?s

 */

public interface MDIManager {

    /**

     * Initializes the MDIFrame. It must be called before starting

     * to use it. It receives the application's main frame

     * (MDIFrame) as parameter.

     *

     * @param f Application's main frame.

     */

    public void init(MDIFrame f);

    /**

     * <p>

     * Creates a new frame with the provided contents, and shows this

     * new window. The new frame's properties are set according to

     * the WindowInfo object from IWindow's <code>getWindowInfo()</code>

     * method.

     * The new frame is disposed when closed.

     * </p>

     * <p>

     * If the provided IWindow also implements SingletonWindow, and

     * another SingletonWindow already exists and uses the same

     * model, this later window will be sent to the foreground

     * and no new window will be created.

     * </p>

     *

     * @param p Panel with the contents of the new window.

     *

     * @return Returns the added IWindow, or in case it is a

     * SingletonWindow and there is another SingletonWindow with

     * the same model that it is already shown, returns this

     * later SingletonWindow.

     */

    public IWindow addWindow(IWindow p) throws SingletonDialogAlreadyShownException;

    /**

     * <p>

     * Creates a new frame with the provided contents, and shows this

     * new window. The new frame will be centered, regardless the

     * position specified in the WindowInfo object from IWindow's

     * <code>getWindowInfo()</code> method.

     * The new frame is disposed when closed.

     * </p>

     * <p>

     * If the provided IWindow also implements SingletonWindow, and

     * another SingletonWindow already exists and uses the same

     * model, this later window will be sent to the foreground

     * and no new window will be created.

     * </p>

     *

     * @param p Panel with the contents of the new window.

     *

     * @return Returns the added IWindow, or in case it is a

     * SingletonWindow and there is another SingletonWindow with

     * the same model that it is already shown, returns this

     * later SingletonWindow.

     *

     * @author Pablo Piqueras Bartolom?

     */

    public IWindow addCentredWindow(IWindow p) throws SingletonDialogAlreadyShownException;

    /**

     * <p>

     * Returns the currently active window, excluding the modal windows and the

     * PALETTE windows. If the currently active window is modal or PALETTE type,

     * the previous non-modal and non-PALETTE active window is returned.

     * </p>

     * <p>

     * Modal windows and PALETTE windows are considered to be auxiliary windows,

     * that is the reason why they are not returned.

     * </p>

     *

     * @return A reference to the active window, or null if there is no

     * active window

     */

    public IWindow getActiveWindow();

    /**

     * <p>

     * Returns the currently focused window, excluding the modal windows.

     * If the currently focused window is modal,

     * the previous non-modal focused window is returned.

     * </p>

     *

     * @return A reference to the focused window, or null if there is no

     * focused window

     */

    public IWindow getFocusWindow();

    /**

     * Gets all the open windows. Minimized and maximized windows are

     * included. The application's main frame is excluded; it can be

     * accessed using <code>PluginServices.getMainFrame()</code>.

     *

     * @return An IWindow array containing all the open windows.

     */

    public IWindow[] getAllWindows();

    /**

     * Gets all the open windows (as {@link #getAllWindows()}),

     * but in this method the windows are returned in the same

     * deepness order that they have in the application.

     *

     * @return   An ordered array containing all the panels in the application.

     * The first element of the array is the topmost (foreground) window in the

     * application. The last element is the bottom (background) window.

     */

    public IWindow[] getOrderedWindows();

    /**

     * Close the SingletonWindow whose class and model are provided as

     * parameters.

     *

     * @param viewClass Class of the window which is to be closed

     * @param model Model of the window which is to be closed

     *

     * @return true if there is an open window whose class and model

     *         match the provided parameteres, false otherwise.

     */

    public boolean closeSingletonWindow(Class viewClass, Object model);

    /**

     * Close the SingletonWindow whose model is provided as parameter.

     *

     * @param model Model of the window which is to be closed

     *

     * @return true if there is an open window whose model matchs

     *         the provided one, false otherwise.

     */

    public boolean closeSingletonWindow(Object model);

    /**

     * Close the provided window.

     *

     * @param p window to be closed

     */

    public void closeWindow(IWindow p);

    /**

     * Close all the currently open windows

     */

    public void closeAllWindows();

    /**

     * Gets the WindowInfo object associated with the provided window.

     *

     * @param v window whose information is to be retrieved

     *

     * @return WindowInfo The WindowInfo object containing the information

     * about the provided window

     *

     * @see WindowInfo

     */

    public WindowInfo getWindowInfo(IWindow v);

    /**

     * Shows the wait cursor and blocks all the events from main window until

     * {@link #restoreCursor()} is called.

     */

    public void setWaitCursor();

    /**

     * Sets the normal cursor and unblocks events from main window.

     *

     * @see #setWaitCursor()

     */

    public void restoreCursor();

    /**

     * Maximizes or restores the provided window

     *

     * @param v The window to be maximized or restored

     * @param bMaximum If true, the window will be maximized,

     *  if false, it will be restored

     * @throws PropertyVetoException

     */

    public void setMaximum(IWindow v, boolean bMaximum) throws PropertyVetoException;

    /**

     * Updates the window properties (size, location, etc) according to the

     * provided WindowInfo object.

     *

     * @param v The window whose properties are to be changed

     * @param vi The WindowInfo object containing the new properties to be set

     */

    public void changeWindowInfo(IWindow v, WindowInfo vi);

    /**

     * Forces a window to be repainted. Normally, this is not necessary,

     * as windows are refreshed when necessary.

     *

     * @param win The window to be refreshed.

     */

    public void refresh(IWindow win);

    /**

     * Sets the provided image as background image in the main window. The image

     * will be centered, set in mosaic or expanded to fill the full window,

     * depending on the <code>typeDesktop</code> argument.

     *

     * @param image The image to be set as background image

     * @param typeDesktop Decides whether the image should be centered, set

     * in mosaic or expanded. Accepted values are: Theme.CENTERED,

     * Theme.MOSAIC and Theme.EXPAND.

     */

        public void setBackgroundImage(ImageIcon image, String typeDesktop);

}