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1 | /* | |
2 | * Copyright 2007 The Kuali Foundation | |
3 | * | |
4 | * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 1.0 (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/ecl1.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.layout; | |
17 | ||
18 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.container.Container; | |
19 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.container.View; | |
20 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.core.Component; | |
21 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.core.PropertyReplacer; | |
22 | import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.service.ViewHelperService; | |
23 | ||
24 | import java.io.Serializable; | |
25 | import java.util.List; | |
26 | import java.util.Map; | |
27 | import java.util.Set; | |
28 | ||
29 | /** | |
30 | * Manages the rendering of <code>Component</code> instances within a | |
31 | * <code>Container</code> | |
32 | * | |
33 | * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org) | |
34 | */ | |
35 | public interface LayoutManager extends Serializable { | |
36 | ||
37 | /** | |
38 | * The unique id (within a given tree) for the layout manager instance | |
39 | * | |
40 | * <p> | |
41 | * The id is used to identify a <code>LayoutManager</code> instance within | |
42 | * the tree and can be used by renderers | |
43 | * </p> | |
44 | * | |
45 | * @return String id | |
46 | */ | |
47 | public String getId(); | |
48 | ||
49 | /** | |
50 | * Sets the unique id (within a given tree) for the layout manager | |
51 | * | |
52 | * @param id | |
53 | * - string to set as the layout manager id | |
54 | */ | |
55 | public void setId(String id); | |
56 | ||
57 | /** | |
58 | * The path to the JSP file that should be called to invoke the layout | |
59 | * manager | |
60 | * | |
61 | * <p> | |
62 | * The path should be relative to the web root. All layout manager templates | |
63 | * receive the list of items of be placed, the configured layout manager, | |
64 | * and the container to which the layout manager applies | |
65 | * </p> | |
66 | * | |
67 | * <p> | |
68 | * e.g. '/krad/WEB-INF/jsp/tiles/boxLayout.jsp' | |
69 | * </p> | |
70 | * | |
71 | * @return String representing the template path | |
72 | */ | |
73 | public String getTemplate(); | |
74 | ||
75 | /** | |
76 | * Setter for the layout managers template | |
77 | * | |
78 | * @param template | |
79 | */ | |
80 | public void setTemplate(String template); | |
81 | ||
82 | /** | |
83 | * Should be called to initialize the layout manager | |
84 | * <p> | |
85 | * This is where layout managers can set defaults and setup other necessary | |
86 | * state. The initialize method should only be called once per layout | |
87 | * manager lifecycle and is invoked within the initialize phase of the view | |
88 | * lifecylce. | |
89 | * </p> | |
90 | * | |
91 | * @param view | |
92 | * - View instance the layout manager is a part of | |
93 | * @param container | |
94 | * - Container the layout manager applies to | |
95 | * @see ViewHelperService#performInitialization | |
96 | */ | |
97 | public void performInitialization(View view, Container container); | |
98 | ||
99 | /** | |
100 | * Called after the initialize phase to perform conditional logic based on | |
101 | * the model data | |
102 | * | |
103 | * @param view | |
104 | * - view instance to which the layout manager belongs | |
105 | * @param model | |
106 | * - Top level object containing the data (could be the form or a | |
107 | * top level business object, dto) | |
108 | * @param container | |
109 | * - Container the layout manager applies to | |
110 | */ | |
111 | public void performApplyModel(View view, Object model, Container container); | |
112 | ||
113 | /** | |
114 | * The last phase before the view is rendered. Here final preparations can | |
115 | * be made based on the updated view state | |
116 | * | |
117 | * | |
118 | * @param view | |
119 | * - view instance that should be finalized for rendering | |
120 | * @param model | |
121 | * - top level object containing the data | |
122 | * @param container | |
123 | * - Container the layout manager applies to | |
124 | */ | |
125 | public void performFinalize(View view, Object model, Container container); | |
126 | ||
127 | /** | |
128 | * Determines what <code>Container</code> classes are supported by the | |
129 | * <code>LayoutManager</code> | |
130 | * | |
131 | * @return Class<? extends Container> container class supported | |
132 | */ | |
133 | public Class<? extends Container> getSupportedContainer(); | |
134 | ||
135 | /** | |
136 | * List of components that are contained within the layout manager | |
137 | * <p> | |
138 | * Used by <code>ViewHelperService</code> for the various lifecycle | |
139 | * callbacks | |
140 | * | |
141 | * @return List<Component> child components | |
142 | */ | |
143 | public List<Component> getNestedComponents(); | |
144 | ||
145 | /** | |
146 | * Used by the copy process to determine for which properties only the value | |
147 | * reference should be copied (not a new copy instance). Subclasses can | |
148 | * define the properties for which only the reference should be copied | |
149 | * | |
150 | * @return Set<String> property names for which only the value reference | |
151 | * should be copied | |
152 | * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.util.ComponentUtils.copy(T) | |
153 | */ | |
154 | public Set<String> getPropertiesForReferenceCopy(); | |
155 | ||
156 | /** | |
157 | * CSS style string to be applied to the area (div) the layout manager | |
158 | * generates for the items | |
159 | * | |
160 | * <p> | |
161 | * Note the styleClass/style configured on the <code>Container</code> | |
162 | * applies to all the container content (header, body, footer), while the | |
163 | * styleClass/style configured on the <code>LayoutManager</code> only | |
164 | * applies to the div surrounding the items placed by the manager (the | |
165 | * container's body) | |
166 | * </p> | |
167 | * | |
168 | * <p> | |
169 | * Any style override or additions can be specified with this attribute. | |
170 | * This is used by the renderer to set the style attribute on the | |
171 | * corresponding element. | |
172 | * </p> | |
173 | * | |
174 | * <p> | |
175 | * e.g. 'color: #000000;text-decoration: underline;' | |
176 | * </p> | |
177 | * | |
178 | * @return String css style string | |
179 | */ | |
180 | public String getStyle(); | |
181 | ||
182 | /** | |
183 | * Setter for the layout manager div style | |
184 | * | |
185 | * @param style | |
186 | */ | |
187 | public void setStyle(String style); | |
188 | ||
189 | /** | |
190 | * CSS style class(s) to be applied to the area (div) the layout manager | |
191 | * generates for the items | |
192 | * | |
193 | * <p> | |
194 | * Note the styleClass/style configured on the <code>Container</code> | |
195 | * applies to all the container content (header, body, footer), while the | |
196 | * styleClass/style configured on the <code>LayoutManager</code> only | |
197 | * applies to the div surrounding the items placed by the manager (the | |
198 | * container's body) | |
199 | * </p> | |
200 | * | |
201 | * <p> | |
202 | * Declares additional style classes for the div. Multiple classes are | |
203 | * specified with a space delimiter. This is used by the renderer to set the | |
204 | * class attribute on the corresponding element. The class(s) declared must | |
205 | * be available in the common style sheets or the style sheets specified for | |
206 | * the view | |
207 | * </p> | |
208 | * | |
209 | * <p> | |
210 | * e.g. 'header left' | |
211 | * </p> | |
212 | * | |
213 | * @return List<String> css style classes to apply | |
214 | */ | |
215 | public List<String> getStyleClasses(); | |
216 | ||
217 | /** | |
218 | * Setter for the layout manager div style class | |
219 | * | |
220 | * @param styleClass | |
221 | */ | |
222 | public void setStyleClasses(List<String> styleClasses); | |
223 | ||
224 | /** | |
225 | * This method adds a single style class to the list of css style classes on this component | |
226 | * | |
227 | * @param style | |
228 | */ | |
229 | public void addStyleClass(String styleClass); | |
230 | ||
231 | /** | |
232 | * Context map for the layout manager | |
233 | * | |
234 | * @return Map<String, Object> context | |
235 | * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.Component.getContext() | |
236 | */ | |
237 | public Map<String, Object> getContext(); | |
238 | ||
239 | /** | |
240 | * Setter for the context Map | |
241 | * | |
242 | * @param context | |
243 | * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.Component.setElContext(Map<String, Object>) | |
244 | */ | |
245 | public void setContext(Map<String, Object> context); | |
246 | ||
247 | /** | |
248 | * Places the given object into the context Map for the layout manager | |
249 | * with the given name | |
250 | * | |
251 | * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.Component.pushObjectToContext(String, | |
252 | * Object) | |
253 | */ | |
254 | public void pushObjectToContext(String objectName, Object object); | |
255 | ||
256 | /** | |
257 | * List of <code>PropertyReplacer</code> instances that will be | |
258 | * evaluated during the view lifecycle to conditional set properties on the | |
259 | * <code>LayoutManager</code> based on expression evaluations | |
260 | * | |
261 | * @return List<PropertyReplacer> replacers to evaluate | |
262 | */ | |
263 | public List<PropertyReplacer> getPropertyReplacers(); | |
264 | ||
265 | /** | |
266 | * Setter for the layout managers property substitutions | |
267 | * | |
268 | * @param propertyReplacers | |
269 | */ | |
270 | public void setPropertyReplacers(List<PropertyReplacer> propertyReplacers); | |
271 | ||
272 | } |