IRule.java

// BlogBridge -- RSS feed reader, manager, and web based service
// Copyright (C) 2002-2006 by R. Pito Salas
//
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// $Id: IRule.java,v 1.2 2006/10/16 16:40:03 spyromus Exp $
//

package com.salas.bb.views.stylesheets.domain;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

/**
 * Rule interface.
 */
public interface IRule
{
    /**
     * Returns the font.
     *
     * @return font.
     */
    Font getFont();

    /**
     * Returns the color.
     *
     * @return color.
     */
    Color getColor();

    /**
     * Returns the icon URL.
     *
     * @return icon URL.
     */
    String getIconURL();

    /**
     * Creates an overriden copy of itself.
     *
     * @param rule rule to override with.
     *
     * @return rule.
     */
    IRule overrideWith(IRule rule);

    /**
     * Returns icon from cached storage.
     *
     * @return icon.
     */
    Icon getIcon();

    /**
     * Sets icon for cached storage.
     *
     * @param icon icon.
     */
    void setIcon(Icon icon);
}