LayoutDragComponent.java

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package org.uberfire.ext.layout.editor.client.api;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.IsWidget;
import org.uberfire.ext.layout.editor.client.infra.DndDataJSONConverter;

/**
 * This interface defines the main contract between the Layout Editor's module and components implementations.
 */
public interface LayoutDragComponent {

    public static final String FORMAT = "text";
    static DndDataJSONConverter converter = new DndDataJSONConverter();

    String getDragComponentTitle();

    /**
     * Widget shown during the layout edition.
     * <p>
     * Notice this is just a widget preview, so not all the component features need to be available at
     * preview time. Just a widget that gives the user an idea of how the final component might look like.
     * </p>
     * @param ctx The context for the component being rendered
     */
    IsWidget getPreviewWidget(RenderingContext ctx);

    /**
     * The widget that display and provides all the component features.
     * This is the widget during the layout rendering process.
     * @param ctx The context for the component being rendered
     */
    IsWidget getShowWidget(RenderingContext ctx);
}