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| 1 | /** | |
| 2 | * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation | |
| 3 | * | |
| 4 | * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |
| 5 | * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |
| 6 | * You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
| 7 | * | |
| 8 | * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl2.php | |
| 9 | * | |
| 10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
| 11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
| 12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
| 13 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
| 14 | * limitations under the License. | |
| 15 | */ | |
| 16 | package org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.container; | |
| 17 | ||
| 18 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.Component; | |
| 19 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.field.ErrorsField; | |
| 20 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.field.HeaderField; | |
| 21 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.field.MessageField; | |
| 22 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.layout.LayoutManager; | |
| 23 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.widget.Help; | |
| 24 | ||
| 25 | import java.util.List; | |
| 26 | import java.util.Set; | |
| 27 | ||
| 28 | /** | |
| 29 | * Type of component that contains a collection of other components. All | |
| 30 | * templates for <code> Container</code> components must use a | |
| 31 | * <code>LayoutManager</code> to render the contained components. | |
| 32 | * | |
| 33 | * Each container has the following parts in addition to the contained components: | |
| 34 | * <ul> | |
| 35 | * <li><code>HeaderField</code></li> | |
| 36 | * <li>Summary <code>MessageField</code></li> | |
| 37 | * <li>Help component</li> | |
| 38 | * <li>Errors container</li> | |
| 39 | * <li>Footer <code>Group</code></li> | |
| 40 | * </ul> | |
| 41 | * Container implementations are free to add additional content as needed. | |
| 42 | * | |
| 43 | * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org) | |
| 44 | * | |
| 45 | * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.Component | |
| 46 | */ | |
| 47 | public interface Container extends Component { | |
| 48 | ||
| 49 | /** | |
| 50 | * <code>List</code> of <code>Component</code> instances that are held by | |
| 51 | * the container | |
| 52 | * | |
| 53 | * <p> | |
| 54 | * Contained components are rendered within the section template by calling | |
| 55 | * the associated <code>LayoutManager</code> | |
| 56 | * </p> | |
| 57 | * | |
| 58 | * @return List component instances | |
| 59 | */ | |
| 60 | public List<? extends Component> getItems(); | |
| 61 | ||
| 62 | /** | |
| 63 | * Setter for the containers list of components | |
| 64 | * | |
| 65 | * @param items - list of components to set in container | |
| 66 | */ | |
| 67 | public void setItems(List<? extends Component> items); | |
| 68 | ||
| 69 | /** | |
| 70 | * <code>Set</code> of <code>Component</code> classes that may be placed | |
| 71 | * into the container | |
| 72 | * | |
| 73 | * <p> | |
| 74 | * If an empty or null list is returned, it is assumed the container | |
| 75 | * supports all components. The returned set will be used by dictionary | |
| 76 | * validators and allows renders to make assumptions about the contained | |
| 77 | * components | |
| 78 | * </p> | |
| 79 | * | |
| 80 | * @return Set component classes | |
| 81 | */ | |
| 82 | public Set<Class<? extends Component>> getSupportedComponents(); | |
| 83 | ||
| 84 | /** | |
| 85 | * <code>LayoutManager</code> that should be used to layout the components | |
| 86 | * in the container | |
| 87 | * | |
| 88 | * <p> | |
| 89 | * The template associated with the layout manager will be invoked passing | |
| 90 | * in the List of components from the container. This list is exported under | |
| 91 | * the attribute name 'items' | |
| 92 | * </p> | |
| 93 | * | |
| 94 | * @return LayoutManager instance | |
| 95 | */ | |
| 96 | public LayoutManager getLayoutManager(); | |
| 97 | ||
| 98 | /** | |
| 99 | * Setter for the containers layout manager | |
| 100 | * | |
| 101 | * @param layoutManager | |
| 102 | */ | |
| 103 | public void setLayoutManager(LayoutManager layoutManager); | |
| 104 | ||
| 105 | /** | |
| 106 | * <code>HeaderField</code> associated with the container | |
| 107 | * | |
| 108 | * <p> | |
| 109 | * Header fields are generally rendered at the beginning of the container to | |
| 110 | * indicate a grouping, although this is determined by the template | |
| 111 | * associated with the container. The actual rendering configuration (style | |
| 112 | * and so on) is configured within the HeaderField instance | |
| 113 | * </p> | |
| 114 | * <p> | |
| 115 | * Header is only rendered if <code>Container#isRenderHeader</code> is true | |
| 116 | * and getHeader() is not null | |
| 117 | * </p> | |
| 118 | * | |
| 119 | * @return HeaderField instance or Null | |
| 120 | */ | |
| 121 | public HeaderField getHeader(); | |
| 122 | ||
| 123 | /** | |
| 124 | * Setter for the containers header field | |
| 125 | * | |
| 126 | * @param header | |
| 127 | */ | |
| 128 | public void setHeader(HeaderField header); | |
| 129 | ||
| 130 | /** | |
| 131 | * Footer <code>Group</code> associated with the container | |
| 132 | * | |
| 133 | * <p> | |
| 134 | * The footer is usually rendered at the end of the container. Often this is | |
| 135 | * a place to put actions (buttons) for the container. | |
| 136 | * </p> | |
| 137 | * <p> | |
| 138 | * Footer is only rendered if <code>Container#isRenderFooter</code> is true | |
| 139 | * and getFooter is not null | |
| 140 | * </p> | |
| 141 | * | |
| 142 | * @return Group footer instance or Null | |
| 143 | */ | |
| 144 | public Group getFooter(); | |
| 145 | ||
| 146 | /** | |
| 147 | * Setter for the containers footer | |
| 148 | * | |
| 149 | * @param footer | |
| 150 | */ | |
| 151 | public void setFooter(Group footer); | |
| 152 | ||
| 153 | /** | |
| 154 | * Text for the container that provides a summary description or | |
| 155 | * instructions | |
| 156 | * | |
| 157 | * <p> | |
| 158 | * Text is encapsulated in a <code>MessageField</code> that contains | |
| 159 | * rendering configuration. | |
| 160 | * </p> | |
| 161 | * <p> | |
| 162 | * Summary <code>MessageField</code> only rendered if this methods does not | |
| 163 | * return null | |
| 164 | * </p> | |
| 165 | * | |
| 166 | * @return MessageField instance or Null | |
| 167 | */ | |
| 168 | public MessageField getInstructionalMessageField(); | |
| 169 | ||
| 170 | /** | |
| 171 | * Setter for the containers summary message field | |
| 172 | * | |
| 173 | * @param summaryMessageField | |
| 174 | */ | |
| 175 | public void setInstructionalMessageField(MessageField summaryMessageField); | |
| 176 | ||
| 177 | /** | |
| 178 | * Field that contains the error messages for the container | |
| 179 | * | |
| 180 | * <p> | |
| 181 | * Containers can collect the errors for the contained component and display | |
| 182 | * either all the messages or counts. This <code>Field</code> is used to | |
| 183 | * render those messages. Styling and other configuration is done through | |
| 184 | * the <code>ErrorsField</code> | |
| 185 | * </p> | |
| 186 | * | |
| 187 | * @return ErrorsField holding the container errors | |
| 188 | */ | |
| 189 | public ErrorsField getErrorsField(); | |
| 190 | ||
| 191 | /** | |
| 192 | * Setter for the containers errors field | |
| 193 | * | |
| 194 | * @param errorsField | |
| 195 | */ | |
| 196 | public void setErrorsField(ErrorsField errorsField); | |
| 197 | ||
| 198 | /** | |
| 199 | * Help configuration object for the container | |
| 200 | * | |
| 201 | * <p> | |
| 202 | * External help information can be configured for the container. The | |
| 203 | * <code>Help</code> object can the configuration for rendering a link to | |
| 204 | * that help information. | |
| 205 | * </p> | |
| 206 | * | |
| 207 | * @return Help for container | |
| 208 | */ | |
| 209 | public Help getHelp(); | |
| 210 | ||
| 211 | /** | |
| 212 | * Setter for the containers help content | |
| 213 | * | |
| 214 | * @param help | |
| 215 | */ | |
| 216 | public void setHelp(Help help); | |
| 217 | ||
| 218 | /** | |
| 219 | * This property is true if the container is used to display a group of fields that is visually a single | |
| 220 | * field - this has an effect on where errors will show up for these fields. | |
| 221 | * @return the fieldContainer | |
| 222 | */ | |
| 223 | public boolean isFieldContainer(); | |
| 224 | ||
| 225 | /** | |
| 226 | * @param fieldContainer the fieldContainer to set | |
| 227 | */ | |
| 228 | public void setFieldContainer(boolean fieldContainer); | |
| 229 | ||
| 230 | } |