MessageContentView.java

/*
 * Kontalk Android client
 * Copyright (C) 2017 Kontalk Devteam <devteam@kontalk.org>

 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 */

package org.kontalk.ui.view;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;


/**
 * Interface for message content views for all message component types.
 * @author Daniele Ricci
 */
public interface MessageContentView<T> {

    /** Binds the given component with this view. */
    public void bind(long id, T component, Pattern highlight);

    /** Unbinds and release all resources from this view. */
    public void unbind();

    /** Returns the component associated with this view. */
    public T getComponent();

    /** Returns the priority of the view. Lower values means higher position. */
    public int getPriority();

    // TODO

}