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package org.openmicroscopy.shoola.agents.dataBrowser.browser;
//Java imports
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
//Third-party libraries
//Application-internal dependencies
/**
* Factory to create {@link Browser} objects.
*
* @author Jean-Marie Burel
* <a href="mailto:j.burel@dundee.ac.uk">j.burel@dundee.ac.uk</a>
* @author Donald MacDonald
* <a href="mailto:donald@lifesci.dundee.ac.uk">donald@lifesci.dundee.ac.uk</a>
* @version 3.0
* <small>
* (<b>Internal version:</b> $Revision: $Date: $)
* </small>
* @since OME3.0
*/
public class BrowserFactory
{
/**
* Creates a new {@link Browser}.
*
* @param topNodes Each node is the top node of a visualization tree.
* Don't pass <code>null</code>.
* @return A new {@link Browser} object.
*/
public static Browser createBrowser(Collection topNodes)
{
if (topNodes == null) throw new NullPointerException("No top nodes.");
//Create the View. Add each visualization tree to the root display.
RootDisplay view = new RootDisplay();
Iterator i = topNodes.iterator();
while (i.hasNext())
view.addChildDisplay((ImageDisplay) i.next());
//Now the Model. In an ideal world the Model wouldn't depend on the
//View; however right now the dependence is basically insignificant
//(see BrowserModel code) and simplifies matters quite a bit.
BrowserModel model = new BrowserModel(view);
//Finally the Controller. Call initialize to allow subscription.
BrowserControl controller = new BrowserControl(model, view);
controller.initialize();
//Fit to go!
return model;
}
}