package net.sourceforge.sqlexplorer.sqleditor;
/*
* Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Andrea Mazzolini
* andreamazzolini@users.sourceforge.net
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.RGB;
/**
* Manages SWT color objects for given color keys and
* given <code>RGB</code> objects. Until the <code>dispose</code>
* method is called, the same color object is returned for
* equal keys and equal <code>RGB</code> values.
* <p>
* This interface may be implemented by clients.
* </p>
*
* @see IJavaColorConstants
*/
public interface IColorManager {
/**
* Returns a color object for the given key. The color objects
* are remembered internally; the same color object is returned
* for equal keys.
*
* @param key the color key
* @return the color object for the given key
*/
Color getColor(String key);
/**
* Returns the color object for the value represented by the given
* <code>RGB</code> object.
*
* @param rgb the rgb color specification
* @return the color object for the given rgb value
*/
Color getColor(RGB rgb);
/**
* Disposes all color objects remembered by this color manager.
*/
void dispose();
}