UndoInterface.java

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package org.pentaho.di.core.gui;

import org.pentaho.di.core.undo.TransAction;

public interface UndoInterface {
  /**
   * Add an undo operation to the undo list
   *
   * @param from
   *          array of objects representing the old state
   * @param to
   *          array of objectes representing the new state
   * @param pos
   *          An array of object locations
   * @param prev
   *          An array of points representing the old positions
   * @param curr
   *          An array of points representing the new positions
   * @param type_of_change
   *          The type of change that's being done to the transformation.
   * @param nextAlso
   *          indicates that the next undo operation needs to follow this one.
   */
  public void addUndo( Object[] from, Object[] to, int[] pos, Point[] prev, Point[] curr, int type_of_change,
    boolean nextAlso );

  /**
   * Get the maximum number of undo operations possible
   *
   * @return The maximum number of undo operations that are allowed.
   */
  public int getMaxUndo();

  /**
   * Sets the maximum number of undo operations that are allowed.
   *
   * @param mu
   *          The maximum number of undo operations that are allowed.
   */
  public void setMaxUndo( int mu );

  /**
   * Get the previous undo operation and change the undo pointer
   *
   * @return The undo transaction to be performed.
   */
  public TransAction previousUndo();

  /**
   * View current undo, don't change undo position
   *
   * @return The current undo transaction
   */
  public TransAction viewThisUndo();

  /**
   * View previous undo, don't change undo position
   *
   * @return The previous undo transaction
   */
  public TransAction viewPreviousUndo();

  /**
   * Get the next undo transaction on the list. Change the undo pointer.
   *
   * @return The next undo transaction (for redo)
   */
  public TransAction nextUndo();

  /**
   * Get the next undo transaction on the list.
   *
   * @return The next undo transaction (for redo)
   */
  public TransAction viewNextUndo();

}