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package worm.features;

import net.puppygames.applet.Bounded;

/**
 * An actor
 */
public interface Actor extends Bounded {

	/**
	 * Start or restart the speech
	 */
	void begin();

	/**
	 * Finish speech
	 */
	void end();

	/**
	 * Remove
	 */
	void remove();

	/**
	 * Advance
	 * @return true if there's no more
	 */
	boolean advance();

	/**
	 * Is this actor finished doing its speech?
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	boolean isFinished();

	void onResized();

	CharacterFeature getCharacter();

	void addText(String text);

	void setDelay(int delay);

	void setFadeAfter(int time);
}