/*******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2014, 2016 itemis AG and others.
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
*
* Contributors:
* Alexander Nyßen (itemis AG) - initial API and implementation
*
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.gef.mvc.fx.parts;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.eclipse.gef.mvc.fx.behaviors.IBehavior;
import javafx.scene.Node;
/**
* The {@link IFeedbackPartFactory} interface specifies a factory method for the
* creation of {@link IFeedbackPart}s for a given list of target
* {@link IVisualPart}s, a context {@link IBehavior}, and a context {@link Map}.
*
* @author anyssen
*
*/
public interface IFeedbackPartFactory {
/**
* Creates specific {@link IFeedbackPart}s for the given <i>targets</i>. As
* additional information might be needed by the
* {@link IFeedbackPartFactory} to identify the creation context, an
* additional <i>contextMap</i> is passed in upon creation.
*
* @param targets
* The target {@link IVisualPart}s for which feedback is to be
* created.
* @param contextMap
* A map in which additional context information for the creation
* process can be placed.
* @return A list of {@link IFeedbackPart}s that are to be used to indicate
* feedback for the given targets.
*/
public List<IFeedbackPart<? extends Node>> createFeedbackParts(
List<? extends IVisualPart<? extends Node>> targets,
Map<Object, Object> contextMap);
}