SpecialAssetRenderer.java

/**
 * eAdventure (formerly <e-Adventure> and <e-Game>) is a research project of the
 *    <e-UCM> research group.
 *
 *    Copyright 2005-2010 <e-UCM> research group.
 *
 *    You can access a list of all the contributors to eAdventure at:
 *          http://e-adventure.e-ucm.es/contributors
 *
 *    <e-UCM> is a research group of the Department of Software Engineering
 *          and Artificial Intelligence at the Complutense University of Madrid
 *          (School of Computer Science).
 *
 *          C Profesor Jose Garcia Santesmases sn,
 *          28040 Madrid (Madrid), Spain.
 *
 *          For more info please visit:  <http://e-adventure.e-ucm.es> or
 *          <http://www.e-ucm.es>
 *
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 *
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 */

package es.eucm.ead.engine.assets;

/**
 * Renderer for special assets (e.g. video), which need to be rendered
 * independently of the rest of the elements in the game.
 *
 * @param <S> The type of the asset
 * @param <T> The type of the component used to render the asset
 */
public interface SpecialAssetRenderer<S, T> {

	/**
	 * @param asset the asset to be rendered
	 * @return The platform-dependent component or element used to rendered the asset
	 */
	T getComponent(S asset);

	/**
	 * @return true if reproduction of asset has finished
	 */
	boolean isFinished();

	/**
	 * @return start the reproduction of the asset
	 */
	boolean start();

	/**
	 * Resets the special asset renderer
	 */
	void reset();

}