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package org.apache.isis.viewer.wicket.ui.app.registry;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.wicket.Component;
import org.apache.wicket.MarkupContainer;
import org.apache.wicket.model.IModel;

import org.apache.isis.viewer.wicket.ui.ComponentFactory;
import org.apache.isis.viewer.wicket.ui.ComponentType;

/**
 * API for finding registered {@link ComponentFactory}s.
 *
 * <p>
 * Ultimately all requests to locate {@link ComponentFactory}s are routed
 * through to an object implementing this interface.
 */
public interface ComponentFactoryRegistry {

    List<ComponentFactory> findComponentFactories(ComponentType componentType, IModel<?> model);

    /**
     * Finds the "best" {@link ComponentFactory} for the viewId.
     */
    ComponentFactory findComponentFactory(ComponentType componentType, IModel<?> model);

    /**
     * As per
     * {@link #addOrReplaceComponent(MarkupContainer, ComponentType, IModel)},
     * but with the wicket id derived from the {@link ComponentType}.
     */
    Component addOrReplaceComponent(MarkupContainer markupContainer, ComponentType componentType, IModel<?> model);

    /**
     * {@link #createComponent(ComponentType, String, IModel) Creates} the
     * relevant {@link Component} for the provided arguments, and adds to the
     * provided {@link MarkupContainer}; the wicket id is as specified.
     *
     * <p>
     * If none can be found, will fail fast.
     */
    Component addOrReplaceComponent(MarkupContainer markupContainer, String id, ComponentType componentType, IModel<?> model);

    /**
     * As per {@link #createComponent(ComponentType, String, IModel)}, but with
     * the wicket id derived from the {@link ComponentType}.
     *
     * @see #createComponent(ComponentType, String, IModel)
     */
    Component createComponent(ComponentType componentType, IModel<?> model);

    /**
     * Create the {@link Component} matching the specified {@link ComponentType}
     * and {@link IModel} to the provided {@link MarkupContainer}; the id is
     * specified explicitly.
     *
     * <p>
     * If none can be found, will fail fast.
     */
    Component createComponent(ComponentType componentType, String id, IModel<?> model);

    ComponentFactory findComponentFactoryElseFailFast(ComponentType componentType, IModel<?> model);

    Collection<ComponentFactory> listComponentFactories();

}