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16  package org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.service;
17  
18  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.container.CollectionGroup;
19  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.view.View;
20  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.Component;
21  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.widget.Inquiry;
22  import org.kuali.rice.krad.web.form.UifFormBase;
23  
24  import java.util.Map;
25  
26  /**
27   * Provides methods for implementing the various phases of a <code>View</code>
28   * 
29   * <ul>
30   * <li>Initialize Phase: Invoked when the view is first requested to setup
31   * necessary state</li>
32   * </ul>
33   * 
34   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
35   */
36  public interface ViewHelperService {
37  
38  	/**
39  	 * Populates the <code>View</code> properties from the given request
40  	 * parameters
41  	 * 
42  	 * <p>
43  	 * The <code>View</code> instance is inspected for fields that have the
44  	 * <code>RequestParameter</code> annotation and if corresponding parameters
45  	 * are found in the request parameter map, the request value is used to set
46  	 * the view property. The Map of parameter name/values that match are placed
47  	 * in the view so they can be later retrieved to rebuild the view. Custom
48  	 * <code>ViewServiceHelper</code> implementations can add additional
49  	 * parameter key/value pairs to the returned map if necessary.
50  	 * </p>
51  	 * 
52  	 * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.RequestParameter
53  	 */
54  	void populateViewFromRequestParameters(View view, Map<String, String> parameters);
55  
56  	/**
57  	 * Performs the Initialization phase for the <code>View</code>. During this
58  	 * phase each component of the tree is invoked to setup state based on the
59  	 * configuration and request options.
60  	 * 
61  	 * <p>
62  	 * The initialize phase is only called once per <code>View</code> lifecycle
63  	 * </p>
64  	 * 
65  	 * <p>
66  	 * Note the <code>View</code> instance also contains the context Map that
67  	 * was created based on the parameters sent to the view service
68  	 * </p>
69  	 * 
70  	 * @param view
71  	 *            - View instance that should be initialized
72       * @param model - object instance containing the view data
73  	 */
74  	void performInitialization(View view, Object model);
75  
76  	/**
77  	 * Performs the Initialization phase for the given <code>Component</code>
78  	 * 
79  	 * <p>
80  	 * Can be called for component instances constructed via code or prototypes
81  	 * to initialize the constructed component
82  	 * </p>
83  	 * 
84  	 * @param view
85  	 *            - view instance the component belongs to
86       * @param model - object instance containing the view data
87  	 * @param component
88  	 *            - component instance that should be initialized
89  	 */
90  	void performComponentInitialization(View view, Object model, Component component);
91  
92  	/**
93  	 * Executes the ApplyModel phase. During this phase each component of the
94  	 * tree if invoked to setup any state based on the given model data
95  	 * 
96  	 * <p>
97  	 * Part of the view lifecycle that applies the model data to the view.
98  	 * Should be called after the model has been populated before the view is
99  	 * rendered. The main things that occur during this phase are:
100 	 * <ul>
101 	 * <li>Generation of dynamic fields (such as collection rows)</li>
102 	 * <li>Execution of conditional logic (hidden, read-only, required settings
103 	 * based on model values)</li>
104 	 * </ul>
105 	 * </p>
106 	 * 
107 	 * <p>
108 	 * The update phase can be called multiple times for the view's lifecycle
109 	 * (typically only once per request)
110 	 * </p>
111 	 * 
112 	 * @param view
113 	 *            - View instance that the model should be applied to
114 	 * @param model
115 	 *            - Top level object containing the data (could be the form or a
116 	 *            top level business object, dto)
117 	 */
118 	void performApplyModel(View view, Object model);
119 
120 	/**
121 	 * The last phase before the view is rendered. Here final preparations can
122 	 * be made based on the updated view state
123 	 * 
124 	 * <p>
125 	 * The finalize phase runs after the apply model phase and can be called
126 	 * multiple times for the view's lifecylce (however typically only once per
127 	 * request)
128 	 * </p>
129 	 * 
130 	 * 
131 	 * @param view
132 	 *            - view instance that should be finalized for rendering
133 	 * @param model
134 	 *            - top level object containing the data
135 	 */
136 	void performFinalize(View view, Object model);
137 
138     /**
139      * Invoked after the view has been rendered to clear out objects that are not necessary to keep around for
140      * the post, this helps reduce the view size and overall cost to store the form in session
141      *
142      * @param view - view instance to be cleaned
143      */
144     void cleanViewAfterRender(View view);
145 
146     /**
147      * Performs the complete component lifecycle on the component passed in for use during a refresh process
148      *
149      * <p>
150      * Runs the three lifecycle phases on the component passed in. Some adjustments are made to account for the
151      * component being processed without its parent. The component within the view (contained on the form) is
152      * retrieved to obtain the context to use (such as parent). The created components id is then updated to match
153      * the current id within the view.
154      * </p>
155      *
156      * @param view - view instance the component belongs to
157      * @param model - object containing the full view data
158      * @param component - component instance to perform lifecycle for
159      * @param origId - id of the component within the view, used to pull the current component from the view
160      */
161     void performComponentLifecycle(View view, Object model, Component component, String origId);
162 
163 	/**
164 	 * Invoked when the add line action is chosen for a collection. The
165 	 * collection path gives the full path to the collection that action was
166 	 * selected for. Here validation can be performed on the line as well as
167 	 * further processing on the line such as defaults. If the action is valid
168 	 * the line should be added to the collection, otherwise errors should be
169 	 * added to the global <code>MessageMap</code>
170 	 * 
171 	 * @param view
172 	 *            - view instance that is being presented (the action was taken
173 	 *            on)
174 	 * @param model
175 	 *            - Top level object containing the view data including the
176 	 *            collection and new line
177 	 * @param collectionPath
178 	 *            - full path to the collection on the model
179 	 */
180 	void processCollectionAddLine(View view, Object model, String collectionPath);
181 
182     /**
183      * Adds a blank line to the collection
184      *
185      * <p>
186      * Adds a new collection item to the collection and applies any default values.
187      * </p>
188      *
189      * @param view - view instance that is being presented (the action was taken on)
190      * @param model - Top level object containing the view data including the collection and new line
191      * @param collectionPath - full path to the collection on the model
192      */
193     void processCollectionAddBlankLine(View view, Object model, String collectionPath);
194 
195     /**
196      * Invoked when the save line action is chosen for a collection. This method only does server side validation by
197      * default but creates hook for client applications to add additional logic like persisting data.
198      *
199      * @param view - view instance that is being presented (the action was taken on)
200      * @param model - Top level object containing the view data including the collection and new line
201      * @param collectionPath - full path to the collection on the model
202      */
203     void processCollectionSaveLine(View view, Object model, String collectionPath, int selectedLineIndex);
204 
205 	/**
206 	 * Invoked when the delete line action is chosen for a collection. The
207 	 * collection path gives the full path to the collection that action was
208 	 * selected for. Here validation can be performed to make sure the action is
209 	 * allowed. If the action is valid the line should be deleted from the
210 	 * collection, otherwise errors should be added to the global
211 	 * <code>MessageMap</code>
212 	 * 
213 	 * @param view
214 	 *            - view instance that is being presented (the action was taken
215 	 *            on)
216 	 * @param model
217 	 *            - Top level object containing the view data including the
218 	 *            collection
219 	 * @param collectionPath
220 	 *            - full path to the collection on the model
221 	 * @param lineIndex
222 	 *            - index of the collection line that was selected for removal
223 	 */
224     void processCollectionDeleteLine(View view, Object model, String collectionPath, int lineIndex);
225 
226     /**
227      * Process the results returned from a multi-value lookup populating the lines for the collection given
228      * by the path
229      *
230      * @param view - view instance the collection belongs to
231      * @param model - object containing the view data
232      * @param collectionPath - binding path to the collection to populated
233      * @param lookupResultValues - String containing the selected line values
234      */
235     void processMultipleValueLookupResults(View view, Object model, String collectionPath, String lookupResultValues);
236 	
237 	/**
238 	 * Invoked by the <code>Inquiry</code> widget to build the inquiry link
239 	 * 
240 	 * <p>
241 	 * Note this is used primarily for custom <code>Inquirable</code>
242 	 * implementations to customize the inquiry class or parameters for an
243 	 * inquiry. Instead of building the full inquiry link, implementations can
244 	 * make a callback to
245 	 * org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.widget.Inquiry.buildInquiryLink(Object, String,
246 	 * Class<?>, Map<String, String>) given an inquiry class and parameters to
247 	 * build the link field.
248 	 * </p>
249 	 * 
250 	 * @param dataObject
251 	 *            - parent object for the inquiry property
252 	 * @param propertyName
253 	 *            - name of the property the inquiry is being built for
254 	 * @param inquiry
255 	 *            - instance of the inquiry widget being built for the property
256 	 */
257     void buildInquiryLink(Object dataObject, String propertyName, Inquiry inquiry);
258 
259     /**
260      * Applies configured default values for the line fields to the line
261      * instance
262      * 
263      * @param view
264      *            - view instance the collection line belongs to
265      * @param model
266      *            - object containing the full view data
267      * @param collectionGroup
268      *            - collection group component the line belongs to
269      * @param line
270      *            - line instance to apply default values to
271      */
272     void applyDefaultValuesForCollectionLine(View view, Object model, CollectionGroup collectionGroup, Object line);
273 
274 }