package com.vividsolutions.jump.workbench.imagery;
/*
* The Unified Mapping Platform (JUMP) is an extensible, interactive GUI
* for visualizing and manipulating spatial features with geometry and attributes.
*
* Copyright (C) 2003 Vivid Solutions
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*
* For more information, contact:
*
* Vivid Solutions
* Suite #1A
* 2328 Government Street
* Victoria BC V8T 5G5
* Canada
*
* (250)385-6040
* www.vividsolutions.com
*/
import com.vividsolutions.jump.JUMPException;
import com.vividsolutions.jump.workbench.WorkbenchContext;
/**
* A factory for {@link ReferencedImage}s.
*/
public interface ReferencedImageFactory {
public static final Object REGISTRY_CLASSIFICATION = ReferencedImageFactory.class
.getName();
String getTypeName();
ReferencedImage createImage(String location) throws JUMPException;
public String getDescription();
public String[] getExtensions();
public boolean isEditableImage(String location);
/**
*
* @param wbContext can be null, depending on the implementation (e.g. not null for MrSid driver)
* @return true if it is available
*/
boolean isAvailable(WorkbenchContext wbContext);
}