RoutingListener.java

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package org.eclipse.draw2d;

/**
 * Classes which implement this interface provide callback hooks for various
 * routing related events.
 * <P>
 * Instances can be hooked to a {@link PolylineConnection} by calling
 * {@link PolylineConnection#addRoutingListener(RoutingListener)}.
 * 
 * @since 3.2
 */
public interface RoutingListener {

	/**
	 * Called when the connection has been invalidated.
	 * 
	 * @param connection
	 *            the connection
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	void invalidate(Connection connection);

	/**
	 * Called after normal routing has completed.
	 * 
	 * @param connection
	 *            the routed connection
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	void postRoute(Connection connection);

	/**
	 * Called when a connection has been removed from its router.
	 * 
	 * @param connection
	 *            the connection
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	void remove(Connection connection);

	/**
	 * Called prior to routing occurring. A listener may intercept routing by
	 * returning <code>true</code>. If intercepted, the connection's
	 * <code>ConnectionRouter</code> will not perform routing.
	 * 
	 * @param connection
	 *            the connection being routed
	 * @return <code>true</code> if routing has been performed by the listener
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	boolean route(Connection connection);

	/**
	 * Called when the connection's routing constraint has been set or
	 * initialized.
	 * 
	 * @param connection
	 *            the connection
	 * @param constraint
	 *            the new constraint
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	void setConstraint(Connection connection, Object constraint);

	/**
	 * A stub implementation which implements all required methods.
	 * 
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	class Stub implements RoutingListener {
		public void invalidate(Connection connection) {
		}

		public void postRoute(Connection connection) {
		}

		public void remove(Connection connection) {
		}

		public boolean route(Connection connection) {
			return false;
		}

		public void setConstraint(Connection connection, Object constraint) {
		}
	}

}