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package org.knime.knip.base.data.labeling;

import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;

import javax.swing.Icon;

import org.knime.core.data.DataValue;
import org.knime.core.data.DataValueComparator;
import org.knime.core.data.ExtensibleUtilityFactory;
import org.knime.knip.core.data.img.LabelingMetadata;

import net.imglib2.RandomAccessibleInterval;
import net.imglib2.roi.labeling.LabelingType;

/**
 * @author <a href="mailto:dietzc85@googlemail.com">Christian Dietz</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:horn_martin@gmx.de">Martin Horn</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:michael.zinsmaier@googlemail.com">Michael Zinsmaier</a>
 *
 * @param <L>
 */
public interface LabelingValue<L> extends DataValue {

    /** Gathers meta information to this type. */
    public static final class LabelingUtilityFactory extends ExtensibleUtilityFactory {

        private static final LabelingValueComparator COMPARATOR = new LabelingValueComparator();

        private static final Icon ICON = loadIcon(LabelingValue.class, "../icons/segicon.png");

        /** Limits scope of constructor, does nothing. */
        protected LabelingUtilityFactory() {
            super(LabelingValue.class);
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        @Override
        protected DataValueComparator getComparator() {
            return COMPARATOR;
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        @Override
        public Icon getIcon() {
            return ICON;
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        @Override
        public String getName() {
            return "Labeling";
        }

    }

    /**
     * Static singleton for meta description.
     *
     * @see DataValue#UTILITY
     */
    public static final UtilityFactory UTILITY = new LabelingUtilityFactory();

    /**
     * The sizes of the image dimensions.
     *
     * @return the dimensions as an array
     */
    public long[] getDimensions();

    /**
     * @return the labeling object
     */
    RandomAccessibleInterval<LabelingType<L>> getLabeling();

    /**
     * @return the meta data for the labeling
     */
    LabelingMetadata getLabelingMetadata();

    /**
     * @param renderingHints some rendering hints, most important is the height and if it should produce an image with
     *            details on it
     * @return a small {@link Image} representation of the original image
     */
    public Image getThumbnail(RenderingHints renderingHints);

}