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package org.richfaces.fragment.autocomplete;

import org.richfaces.fragment.common.picker.ChoicePicker;

/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:jhuska@redhat.com">Juraj Huska</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:jstefek@redhat.com">Jiri Stefek</a>
 */
public interface SelectOrConfirm {

    /**
     * Confirms previously typed value.
     *
     * In other words it puts the already typed text into the associated autocomplete input.
     *
     * @return back the Autocomplete component.
     */
    Autocomplete confirm();

    /**
     * Selects the first suggestion.
     *
     * @return                  back the Autocomplete component.
     * @throws RuntimeException when no option found
     */
    Autocomplete select();

    /**
     * Selects the suggestion from the list of the suggestions at index.
     *
     * @param  index            index of suggestion
     * @return                  back the Autocomplete component.
     * @throws RuntimeException when no option found
     */
    Autocomplete select(int index);

    /**
     * Selects the first suggestion, which matches the given text.
     *
     * @param  match            string to match the suggestion
     * @return returns          back the Autocomplete component.
     * @throws RuntimeException when no option found
     */
    Autocomplete select(String match);

    /**
     * Selects the first suggestion according to the given rules in <code>picker<code> param.
     *
     * In other words, it selects the first suggestion which satisfies the choice picking rules defined in <code>picker</code>
     *
     * @param  picker           for defining the rules by which the suggestion will be selected
     * @return returns          back the Autocomplete component.
     * @throws RuntimeException when no such option found
     * @see    org.richfaces.fragment.common.picker.ChoicePickerHelper.ByIndexChoicePicker
     * @see    org.richfaces.fragment.common.picker.ChoicePickerHelper.ByVisibleTextChoicePicker
     */
    Autocomplete select(ChoicePicker picker);
}