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/*
 * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */
package com.google.gwt.editor.client;

import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HandlerRegistration;

/**
 * Binds an individual Editor to the backing service. Every Editor has a peer
 * EditorDelegate. If an Editor implements the {@link ValueAwareEditor}
 * interface, the EditorDriver will make the delegate available through the
 * {@link ValueAwareEditor#setDelegate} method.
 * 
 * @param <T> the type of object the delegate can accept
 * @see com.google.gwt.editor.client.testing.MockEditorDelegate
 */
public interface EditorDelegate<T> {
    /**
     * Returns the Editor's path, relative to the root object.
     * 
     * @return the path as a String
     */
    String getPath();

    /**
     * This method should be called from {@link ValueAwareEditor#flush()} or
     * {@link LeafValueEditor#getValue()} to record an error that will be reported
     * to the nearest super-Editor that implements the {@link HasEditorErrors}
     * interface.
     * 
     * @param message a textual description of the error
     * @param value the value to be returned by {@link EditorError#getValue()} or
     *          <code>null</code> if the value currently associated with the
     *          Editor should be used
     * @param userData an arbitrary object, possibly <code>null</code>, that can
     *          be retrieved with {@link EditorError#getUserData()}
     */
    void recordError(String message, Object value, Object userData);

    /**
     * Toggle the dirty-state flag for the Editor.
     * <p>
     * The dirty state of an Editor will be automatically cleared any time the
     * Driver's {@code edit()} or {@code flush()} methods are called.
     * <p>
     * The dirty state will be automatically calculated for
     * {@link LeafValueEditor} instances based on an {@link Object#equals(Object)}
     * comparison of {@link LeafValueEditor#getValue()} and the value last passed
     * to {@link LeafValueEditor#setValue(Object)}, however a clean state can be
     * overridden by calling {@code setDirty(true)}.
     * 
     * @param dirty the dirty state of the Editor
     */
    void setDirty(boolean dirty);

    /**
     * Register for notifications if object being edited is updated. Not all
     * backends support subscriptions and will return <code>null</code>.
     * <p>
     * The notification will occur via {@link ValueAwareEditor#onPropertyChange}
     * if the backend supports in-place property updates, otherwise updates will
     * be passed via {@link ValueAwareEditor#setValue}.
     * 
     * @return a HandlerRegistration to unsubscribe from the notifications or
     *         <code>null</code> if the delegate does not support subscription
     */
    HandlerRegistration subscribe();
}