WordStartStrategy.java

package com.kennycason.kumo.wordstart;

import com.kennycason.kumo.Word;

import java.awt.*;

/**
 * The WordSpreadScheme provides a possible starting position for a word on the
 * image
 * 
 * @author @wolfposd
 *
 */
public interface WordStartStrategy {

    /**
     * Calculate a starting point for the given word. The returned Point is not
     * necessarily the actual point on the image, rather a first try.
     * 
     * @param dimension
     *            width/height of the image
     * @param word
     *            the word to be placed
     * @return X/Y starting position
     */
    Point getStartingPoint(Dimension dimension, Word word);

}