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*/

package rescuecore.view;

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Shape;
import rescuecore.Memory;
import rescuecore.CannotFindLocationException;

public interface MapRenderer {
    /**
       Return true if and only if this MapRenderer can render a particular object
       @param o The Object we want to render
       @return true iff this MapRenderer can render the given object
    */
    public boolean canRender(Object o);

    /**
       Render an object
       @param o The object to render
       @param memory The Memory containing our view of the world
       @param g A Graphics object to render on
       @param transform The ScreenTransform that should be used to transform world coordinates into screen coordinates
       @return The bounding Shape of the rendered object, in screen coordinates
	   @throws CannotFindLocationException if the location of a RescueObject cannot be determined
     */
    public Shape render(Object o, Memory memory, Graphics g, ScreenTransform transform) throws CannotFindLocationException;
}