AppearanceController.java

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package org.gephi.appearance.api;

import org.gephi.appearance.spi.Transformer;
import org.gephi.appearance.spi.TransformerUI;
import org.gephi.project.api.Workspace;

/**
 * Manage and controls the appearance of elements through visual
 * transformations.
 * <p>
 * This controller is a singleton and can therefore be found in Lookup:
 * <pre>AppearanceController ac = Lookup.getDefault().lookup(AppearanceController.class);</pre>
 */
public interface AppearanceController {

    /**
     * Sets whether rankings use a local or a global scale. When calculating the
     * minimum and maximum value (i.e. the scale) rankings can use the complete
     * graph or only the currently visible graph. When using the visible graph
     * it is called the <b>local</b> scale.
     *
     * @param useLocalScale <code>true</code> for local, <code>false</code> for
     * global
     */
    public void setUseLocalScale(boolean useLocalScale);

    /**
     * Apply the function's transformer. If the function is for nodes all nodes
     * in the visible graph will be transformed. Similarly for edges.
     *
     * @param function function to transform
     */
    public void transform(Function function);

    /**
     * Returns the appearance model for the current workspace.
     *
     * @return appearance model
     */
    public AppearanceModel getModel();

    /**
     * Returns the appearance model for the given workspace.
     *
     * @param workspace workspace
     * @return appearance model
     */
    public AppearanceModel getModel(Workspace workspace);

    /**
     * Returns the transformer associated with the given transformer UI.
     *
     * @param ui user interface instance
     * @return transformer instance or null if not found
     */
    public Transformer getTransformer(TransformerUI ui);
}