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16  package org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.layout;
17  
18  import org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.uif.UifDictionaryBean;
19  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.container.Container;
20  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.view.View;
21  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.Component;
22  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.PropertyReplacer;
23  import org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.service.ViewHelperService;
24  
25  import java.io.Serializable;
26  import java.util.List;
27  import java.util.Map;
28  import java.util.Set;
29  
30  /**
31   * Manages the rendering of <code>Component</code> instances within a
32   * <code>Container</code>
33   *
34   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
35   */
36  public interface LayoutManager extends UifDictionaryBean, Serializable {
37  
38  	/**
39  	 * The unique id (within a given tree) for the layout manager instance
40  	 *
41  	 * <p>
42  	 * The id is used to identify a <code>LayoutManager</code> instance within
43  	 * the tree and can be used by renderers
44  	 * </p>
45  	 *
46  	 * @return String id
47  	 */
48  	public String getId();
49  
50  	/**
51  	 * Sets the unique id (within a given tree) for the layout manager
52  	 *
53  	 * @param id
54  	 *            - string to set as the layout manager id
55  	 */
56  	public void setId(String id);
57  
58  	/**
59  	 * The path to the JSP file that should be called to invoke the layout
60  	 * manager
61  	 *
62  	 * <p>
63  	 * The path should be relative to the web root. All layout manager templates
64  	 * receive the list of items of be placed, the configured layout manager,
65  	 * and the container to which the layout manager applies
66  	 * </p>
67  	 *
68  	 * <p>
69  	 * e.g. '/krad/WEB-INF/jsp/tiles/boxLayout.jsp'
70  	 * </p>
71  	 *
72  	 * @return String representing the template path
73  	 */
74  	public String getTemplate();
75  
76  	/**
77  	 * Setter for the layout managers template
78  	 *
79  	 * @param template
80  	 */
81  	public void setTemplate(String template);
82  
83  	/**
84  	 * Should be called to initialize the layout manager
85       *
86  	 * <p>
87  	 * This is where layout managers can set defaults and setup other necessary
88  	 * state. The initialize method should only be called once per layout
89  	 * manager lifecycle and is invoked within the initialize phase of the view
90  	 * lifecylce.
91  	 * </p>
92  	 *
93  	 * @param view
94  	 *            - View instance the layout manager is a part of
95       * @param model - the object instance containing the view data
96  	 * @param container
97  	 *            - Container the layout manager applies to
98  	 * @see ViewHelperService#performInitialization
99  	 */
100 	public void performInitialization(View view, Object model, Container container);
101 
102 	/**
103 	 * Called after the initialize phase to perform conditional logic based on
104 	 * the model data
105 	 *
106 	 * @param view
107 	 *            - view instance to which the layout manager belongs
108 	 * @param model
109 	 *            - Top level object containing the data (could be the form or a
110 	 *            top level business object, dto)
111 	 * @param container
112 	 *            - Container the layout manager applies to
113 	 */
114 	public void performApplyModel(View view, Object model, Container container);
115 
116 	/**
117 	 * The last phase before the view is rendered. Here final preparations can
118 	 * be made based on the updated view state
119 	 *
120 	 *
121 	 * @param view
122 	 *            - view instance that should be finalized for rendering
123 	 * @param model
124 	 *            - top level object containing the data
125 	 * @param container
126 	 *            - Container the layout manager applies to
127 	 */
128 	public void performFinalize(View view, Object model, Container container);
129 
130 	/**
131 	 * Determines what <code>Container</code> classes are supported by the
132 	 * <code>LayoutManager</code>
133 	 *
134 	 * @return Class<? extends Container> container class supported
135 	 */
136 	public Class<? extends Container> getSupportedContainer();
137 
138 	/**
139 	 * List of components that are contained within the layout manager that should be sent through the lifecycle
140      *
141 	 * <p>
142 	 * Used by <code>ViewHelperService</code> for the various lifecycle
143 	 * callbacks
144      * </p>
145 	 *
146 	 * @return List<Component> child components
147 	 */
148 	public List<Component> getComponentsForLifecycle();
149 
150     /**
151      * List of components that are maintained by the layout manager as prototypes for creating other component
152      * instances
153      *
154      * <p>
155      * Prototypes are held for configuring how a component should be created during the lifecycle. An example of this
156      * are the fields in a collection group that are created for each collection record. They only participate in the
157      * initialize phase.
158      * </p>
159      *
160      * @return List<Component> child component prototypes
161      */
162     public List<Component> getComponentPrototypes();
163 
164 	/**
165 	 * Used by the copy process to determine for which properties only the value
166 	 * reference should be copied (not a new copy instance). Subclasses can
167 	 * define the properties for which only the reference should be copied
168 	 *
169 	 * @return Set<String> property names for which only the value reference
170 	 *         should be copied
171 	 * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.util.ComponentUtils#copy(org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.Component)
172 	 */
173 	public Set<String> getPropertiesForReferenceCopy();
174 
175 	/**
176 	 * CSS style string to be applied to the area (div) the layout manager
177 	 * generates for the items
178 	 *
179 	 * <p>
180 	 * Note the styleClass/style configured on the <code>Container</code>
181 	 * applies to all the container content (header, body, footer), while the
182 	 * styleClass/style configured on the <code>LayoutManager</code> only
183 	 * applies to the div surrounding the items placed by the manager (the
184 	 * container's body)
185 	 * </p>
186 	 *
187 	 * <p>
188 	 * Any style override or additions can be specified with this attribute.
189 	 * This is used by the renderer to set the style attribute on the
190 	 * corresponding element.
191 	 * </p>
192 	 *
193 	 * <p>
194 	 * e.g. 'color: #000000;text-decoration: underline;'
195 	 * </p>
196 	 *
197 	 * @return String css style string
198 	 */
199 	public String getStyle();
200 
201 	/**
202 	 * Setter for the layout manager div style
203 	 *
204 	 * @param style
205 	 */
206 	public void setStyle(String style);
207 
208 	/**
209 	 * CSS style class(s) to be applied to the area (div) the layout manager
210 	 * generates for the items
211 	 *
212 	 * <p>
213 	 * Note the styleClass/style configured on the <code>Container</code>
214 	 * applies to all the container content (header, body, footer), while the
215 	 * styleClass/style configured on the <code>LayoutManager</code> only
216 	 * applies to the div surrounding the items placed by the manager (the
217 	 * container's body)
218 	 * </p>
219 	 *
220 	 * <p>
221 	 * Declares additional style classes for the div. Multiple classes are
222 	 * specified with a space delimiter. This is used by the renderer to set the
223 	 * class attribute on the corresponding element. The class(s) declared must
224 	 * be available in the common style sheets or the style sheets specified for
225 	 * the view
226 	 * </p>
227 	 *
228 	 * <p>
229 	 * e.g. 'header left'
230 	 * </p>
231 	 *
232 	 * @return List<String> css style classes to apply
233 	 */
234 	public List<String> getCssClasses();
235 
236 	/**
237 	 * Setter for the layout manager div style class
238 	 *
239 	 * @param styleClasses
240 	 */
241 	public void setCssClasses(List<String> styleClasses);
242 
243 	/**
244 	 * This method adds a single style class to the list of css style classes on this component
245 	 *
246 	 * @param styleClass
247 	 */
248 	public void addStyleClass(String styleClass);
249 
250 	/**
251 	 * Context map for the layout manager
252 	 *
253 	 * @return Map<String, Object> context
254 	 * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.Component#getContext()
255 	 */
256 	public Map<String, Object> getContext();
257 
258     /**
259      * Appends to the inline style set on this layoutManager
260      *
261      * @param styleRules
262      */
263     public void appendToStyle(String styleRules);
264 
265     /**
266 	 * Setter for the context Map
267 	 *
268 	 * @param context
269 	 */
270 	public void setContext(Map<String, Object> context);
271 
272 	/**
273 	 * Places the given object into the context Map for the layout manager
274 	 * with the given name
275 	 *
276 	 * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.component.Component#pushObjectToContext(String,
277 	 *      Object)
278 	 */
279 	public void pushObjectToContext(String objectName, Object object);
280 
281 	/**
282 	 * List of <code>PropertyReplacer</code> instances that will be
283 	 * evaluated during the view lifecycle to conditional set properties on the
284 	 * <code>LayoutManager</code> based on expression evaluations
285 	 *
286 	 * @return List<PropertyReplacer> replacers to evaluate
287 	 */
288 	public List<PropertyReplacer> getPropertyReplacers();
289 
290 	/**
291 	 * Setter for the layout managers property substitutions
292 	 *
293 	 * @param propertyReplacers
294 	 */
295 	public void setPropertyReplacers(List<PropertyReplacer> propertyReplacers);
296 
297 }