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/* gvSIG. Desktop Geographic Information System.

 *

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 *

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

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package org.gvsig.raster.lib.buffer.api.operations;

import org.gvsig.raster.lib.buffer.api.Buffer;

import org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynObject;

import org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynStruct;

/**

 * @author fdiaz

 *

 */

public interface OperationFactory {

    /**

     * @author fdiaz

     *

     */

    public enum Applicable {

        /**

         * Like true

         */

        YES,

        /**

         * Like false

         */

        NO,

        /**

         * If a concrete answer can not be given

         */

        UNKNOW

    }

    /**

     * @return Parameters to create a Operation

     */

    public DynObject createParameters();

    /**

     * @return a Operation

     */

    public Operation create();

    /**

     * @return Parameters definition to create a Operation

     */

    public DynStruct createParametersDefinition();

    /**

     * @return Name

     */

    public String getName();

    /**

     * @return Description

     */

    public String getDescription();

    /**

     * @param buffer

     * @return if can be applied to the buffer

     */

    public Applicable isApplicable(Buffer buffer);

    /**

     * @param operation

     * @return if can be applied to the result of the operation in chained fashion

     */

    public Applicable isApplicable(Operation operation);

}