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/**
 * @author Igor V. Stolyarov
 * @version $Revision$
 */

package java.awt.image.renderable;

import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;

/**
 * A factory for creating ContextualRenderedImage objects with utilities for
 * manipulating the properties in the parameter block.
 * 
 * @since Android 1.0
 */
public interface ContextualRenderedImageFactory extends RenderedImageFactory {

    /**
     * Maps a render context to a parameter block and a renderable image.
     * 
     * @param a0
     *            the index.
     * @param a1
     *            the RenderContext.
     * @param a2
     *            the ParameterBlock.
     * @param a3
     *            the RenderableImage.
     * @return the render context.
     */
    public RenderContext mapRenderContext(int a0, RenderContext a1, ParameterBlock a2,
            RenderableImage a3);

    /**
     * Gets the value of the property from the parameter block.
     * 
     * @param a0
     *            the parameter block to examine to find the property.
     * @param a1
     *            the name of the property.
     * @return the value of the property.
     */
    public Object getProperty(ParameterBlock a0, String a1);

    /**
     * Creates the rendered image determined by the render context and parameter
     * block.
     * 
     * @param a0
     *            the RenderContext.
     * @param a1
     *            the ParameterBlock.
     * @return the rendered image.
     */
    public RenderedImage create(RenderContext a0, ParameterBlock a1);

    /**
     * Gets the bounding rectangle from the parameter block.
     * 
     * @param a0
     *            the parameter block to read the bounds from.
     * @return the bounding rectangle.
     */
    public Rectangle2D getBounds2D(ParameterBlock a0);

    /**
     * Gets the names of all of the supported properties.
     * 
     * @return the property names.
     */
    public String[] getPropertyNames();

    /**
     * Checks if this image factory is dynamic.
     * 
     * @return true, if this image factory is dynamic.
     */
    public boolean isDynamic();

}