Application: gvSIG desktop » gvSIG scripting

package org.gvsig.scripting;

import java.io.File;

import org.gvsig.tools.observer.WeakReferencingObservable;

/**

 * <p>

 * Interface that represents Scripting elements.</p>

 *

 * @see ScriptingUnit

 *

 * @see ScriptingScript

 * @see ScriptingDialog

 * @see ScriptingProject

 */

public interface ScriptingBaseScript extends ScriptingUnit, WeakReferencingObservable {

    /**

     * Executes the code of a ScriptBaseScript.

     *

     * @return

     */

    public Object run();

    /**

     * Executes the code of a ScriptBaseScript.

     *

     * @param args Contains the input parameters to run the ScriptBaseScript.

     * @return

     */

    public Object run(Object args[]);

    /**

     * Executes the code of a ScriptBaseScript in a separated thread

     *

     * @param args Contains the input parameters to run the ScriptBaseScript.

     */

    public void runAsTask(Object args[]);

    /**

     * Sets the ScriptBaseScript's current status with the saved version.

     *

     * @param saved Indicate if the ScriptBaseScript is up-to-date or not.

     */

    public void setSaved(boolean saved);

    /**

     * Indicates if the ScriptBaseScript is modified from last saved version.

     *

     * @return true if current version is up-to-date, false if not.

     */

    public boolean isSaved();

    public void compile() throws ScriptingRunningException;

    public void put(String name, Object value);

    /**

     * Return a resource File that is beside this script.

     *

     * @param filename

     * @return the file which is beside this script

     */

    public File getResource(String filename);

}