package org.jtheque.ui;
/*
* Copyright JTheque (Baptiste Wicht)
*
* 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
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
/**
* Represents a view.
*
* @author Baptiste Wicht
*/
public interface View extends ViewComponent {
/**
* Display the view.
*/
void display();
/**
* Close the view.
*/
void closeDown();
/**
* Display the view in first plan.
*/
void toFirstPlan();
/**
* Enable or disable the view.
*
* @param enabled If true, the interface will be enabled else the interface will be disabled
*/
void setEnabled(boolean enabled);
/**
* Indicate if the view is enabled or not.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if the view is enabled else <code>false</code>
*/
boolean isEnabled();
/**
* Send a message to the view.
*
* @param message The message key.
* @param value The value of the message.
*/
void sendMessage(String message, Object value);
/**
* Refresh the view.
*/
void refresh();
/**
* Return the model of the view.
*
* @return The model of the view.
*/
Model getModel();
/**
* Validate the view.
*
* @return true if the data are valid else false.
*/
boolean validateContent();
}