/*
* Jitsi, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
*
* Copyright @ 2015 Atlassian Pty Ltd
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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*/
package net.java.sip.communicator.service.gui;
import java.lang.ref.*;
import java.util.*;
/**
* The <tt>PluginComponentFactory</tt> is the factory that will be used by the
* <tt>PluginComponents</tt> to register in OSGI bundle context and will be
* used by containers of the plugins to create Plugin component instances.
*
* @author Damian Minkov
*/
public abstract class PluginComponentFactory
{
/**
* The container id for this plugin.
*/
private Container container;
/**
* Any special constraints if needed for placing the plugin instances.
*/
private String constraints;
/**
* The position of the plugin, where to be added.
*/
private int position;
/**
* Is it a native component.
*/
private boolean nativeComponent;
/**
* Weak hash map holding plugins if the parent (container) is garbage
* collected free and the plugin instance that corresponds it.
*/
private WeakHashMap<Object,WeakReference<PluginComponent>> pluginInstances =
new WeakHashMap<Object, WeakReference<PluginComponent>>();
/**
* Creates a default factory for a <tt>container</tt>.
* @param container the container id for the plugins to be created.
*/
public PluginComponentFactory(Container container)
{
this(container, null, -1, false);
}
/**
* Creates factory.
* @param container the container id
* @param constraints the constraints
* @param position a position for the plugin component.
* @param nativeComponent is it native one.
*/
public PluginComponentFactory(Container container,
String constraints,
int position,
boolean nativeComponent)
{
this.container = container;
this.constraints = constraints;
this.position = position;
this.nativeComponent = nativeComponent;
}
/**
* Returns the identifier of the container, where we would like to add
* our control. All possible container identifiers are defined in the
* <tt>Container</tt> class. If the <tt>Container</tt> returned by this
* method is not supported by the current UI implementation the plugin won't
* be added.
*
* @return the container, where we would like to add our control.
*/
public Container getContainer()
{
return container;
}
/**
* Returns the constraints, which will indicate to the container, where this
* component should be added. All constraints are defined in the Container
* class and are as follows: START, END, TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, RIGHT.
*
* @return the constraints, which will indicate to the container, where this
* component should be added.
*/
public String getConstraints()
{
return constraints;
}
/**
* Returns the index position of this component in the container, where it
* will be added. An index of 0 would mean that this component should be
* added before all other components. An index of -1 would mean that the
* position of this component is not important.
* @return the index position of this component in the container, where it
* will be added.
*/
public int getPositionIndex()
{
return position;
}
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> to indicate that this component is a native
* component and <code>false</code> otherwise. This method is meant to be
* used by containers if a special treatment is needed for native components.
*
* @return <code>true</code> to indicate that this component is a native
* component and <code>false</code> otherwise.
*/
public boolean isNativeComponent()
{
return nativeComponent;
}
/**
* Returns the component that should be added. This method should return a
* valid AWT, SWT or Swing object in order to appear properly in the user
* interface.
*
* @param parent the parent that will contain this plugin
* @return the component that should be added.
*/
public PluginComponent getPluginComponentInstance(Object parent)
{
WeakReference<PluginComponent> ref = pluginInstances.get(parent);
PluginComponent pluginComponent = (ref == null) ? null : ref.get();
if (pluginComponent == null)
{
pluginComponent = getPluginInstance();
if (pluginComponent != null)
{
ref = new WeakReference<PluginComponent>(pluginComponent);
pluginInstances.put(parent, ref);
}
}
return pluginComponent;
}
/**
* Implementers use it to create plugin component instances.
* @return the plugin component instance.
*/
abstract protected PluginComponent getPluginInstance();
}