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/**
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 * gvSIG. Desktop Geographic Information System.
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 *
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 * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 gvSIG Association.
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 *
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 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
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 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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 *
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 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
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 * MA  02110-1301, USA.
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 * For any additional information, do not hesitate to contact us
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 * at info AT gvsig.com, or visit our website www.gvsig.com.
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 */
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package org.gvsig.metadata.swing.basic.api;
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import org.gvsig.metadata.Metadata;
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import org.gvsig.metadata.MetadataManager;
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import org.gvsig.metadata.exceptions.MetadataException;
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import org.gvsig.tools.swing.api.usability.UsabilitySwingManager;
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/**
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 * A basic metadata swing manager to provide a metadata GUI editor.
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 * @author gvSIG Team
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 * @author <a href="mailto:reinhold@uji.es">cmartin</a>
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 * @version $Id$
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 */
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public interface MetadataSwingManager {
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        /**
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         * 
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         * Given a text, it looks for its translation. If none is found, then the
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         * original text is shown.
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         * 
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         * @param text
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         *            to be translated.
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         * @return the translation text result.
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         */
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        public String translate(String message);
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        /**
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         * Gets the main manager that allows interacting with metadata objects.
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         * @return the metadata Manager
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         */
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        public MetadataManager getManager();
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        /**
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         * Creates the JPanel in which users can edit and visualize metadata
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         * objects. Editable by default.
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         * @param metadata
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         *            the metadata to be displayed.
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         * @return the metadata editor Panel
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         * @throws MetadataException
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        public JMetadataPanel createJMetadataPanel(Metadata metadata);
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        /**
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         * Creates the JPanel in which users can edit and visualize metadata
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         * objects.
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         * @param metadata
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         *            the metadata to be displayed.
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         *            if the metadata panel should be editable or not.
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         * @return the metadata editor Panel
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        public JMetadataPanel createJMetadataPanel(Metadata metadata,
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                        boolean editable);
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        /**
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         * Gets the ToolsLocator usability swing manager to create UI components
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         * based on gvSIG standards.
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         * @return
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        public UsabilitySwingManager getUIBuilder();
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}