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package org.apache.batik.gvt.event;

import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.util.EventListener;
import java.util.EventObject;

import org.apache.batik.gvt.GraphicsNode;

/**
 * Interface for receiving and dispatching events down to a GVT tree.
 *
 * <p>Mouse events are dispatched to their "containing" node (the
 * GraphicsNode corresponding to the mouse event coordinate). Searches
 * for containment are performed from the EventDispatcher's "root"
 * node.</p>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:bill.haneman@ireland.sun.com">Bill Haneman</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:tkormann@ilog.fr">Thierry Kormann</a>
 * @version $Id: EventDispatcher.java 1372129 2012-08-12 15:31:50Z helder $ */
public interface EventDispatcher {

    /**
     * Sets the root node for MouseEvent dispatch containment searches
     * and field selections.
     * @param root the root node
     */
    void setRootNode(GraphicsNode root);

    /**
     * Returns the root node for MouseEvent dispatch containment
     * searches and field selections.
     */
    GraphicsNode getRootNode();

    /**
     * Sets the base transform applied to MouseEvent coordinates prior
     * to dispatch.
     * @param t the affine transform
     */
    void setBaseTransform(AffineTransform t);

    /**
     * Returns the base transform applied to MouseEvent coordinates prior
     * to dispatch.
     */
    AffineTransform getBaseTransform();

    /**
     * Dispatched the specified event object.
     *
     * <p>Converts the EventObject to a corresponding GraphicsNodeEvent
     * and dispatch it to the appropriate GraphicsNode(s). If the
     * event is a MouseEvent the dispatch is performed to each
     * GraphicsNode which contains the MouseEvent coordinate, until
     * the event is consumed. If the event is a KeyEvent, it is
     * dispatched to the currently selected GraphicsNode.</p>
     *
     * @param e the event to dispatch
     */
    void dispatchEvent(EventObject e);

    //
    // Global GVT listeners support
    //

    /**
     * Adds the specified 'global' GraphicsNodeMouseListener which is
     * notified of all MouseEvents dispatched.
     * @param l the listener to add
     */
    void addGraphicsNodeMouseListener(GraphicsNodeMouseListener l);

    /**
     * Removes the specified 'global' GraphicsNodeMouseListener which is
     * notified of all MouseEvents dispatched.
     * @param l the listener to remove
     */
    void removeGraphicsNodeMouseListener(GraphicsNodeMouseListener l);

    /**
     * Adds the specified 'global' GraphicsNodeMouseWheelListener which is
     * notified of all MouseWheelEvents dispatched.
     * @param l the listener to add
     */
    void addGraphicsNodeMouseWheelListener(GraphicsNodeMouseWheelListener l);

    /**
     * Removes the specified 'global' GraphicsNodeMouseWheelListener which is
     * notified of all MouseWheelEvents dispatched.
     * @param l the listener to remove
     */
    void removeGraphicsNodeMouseWheelListener(GraphicsNodeMouseWheelListener l);

    /**
     * Adds the specified 'global' GraphicsNodeKeyListener which is
     * notified of all KeyEvents dispatched.
     * @param l the listener to add
     */
    void addGraphicsNodeKeyListener(GraphicsNodeKeyListener l);

    /**
     * Removes the specified 'global' GraphicsNodeKeyListener which is
     * notified of all KeyEvents dispatched.
     * @param l the listener to remove
     */
    void removeGraphicsNodeKeyListener(GraphicsNodeKeyListener l);

    /**
     * Returns an array of listeners that were added to this event
     * dispatcher and of the specified type.
     * @param listenerType the type of the listeners to return
     */
    EventListener [] getListeners(Class listenerType);

    /**
     * Associates all InputEvents of type <code>e.getID()</code>
     * with "incrementing" of the currently selected GraphicsNode.
     */
    void setNodeIncrementEvent(InputEvent e);

    /**
     * Associates all InputEvents of type <code>e.getID()</code>
     * with "decrementing" of the currently selected GraphicsNode.
     * The notion of "currently selected" GraphicsNode is used
     * for dispatching KeyEvents.
     */
    void setNodeDecrementEvent(InputEvent e);

}

