bundles/org.eclipse.draw2d/src/org/eclipse/draw2d/Animator.java

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package org.eclipse.draw2d;

/**
 * Animates some aspect of a figure. Each animator will capture some of the
 * effects of validation of the figures.
 * <P>
 * Animators must be hooked to figure in special ways. Refer to each
 * implementation for the specific requirements. Animators are generally
 * stateless, which allows them to be shared and prevents them from leaking
 * memory.
 * 
 * @since 3.2
 */
public abstract class Animator {

	Animator() {
	}

	/**
	 * Captures the final state of the given figure. This method is called once
	 * after the update manager has completed validation of all invalid figures.
	 * 
	 * @param figure
	 *            the container
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	public void capture(IFigure figure) {
		recordFinalState(figure);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an object encapsulating the current state of the figure. This
	 * method is called to capture both the initial and final states.
	 * 
	 * @param figure
	 *            the figure
	 * @return the current state
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	protected abstract Object getCurrentState(IFigure figure);

	/**
	 * Plays back the animation for the given figure and returns
	 * <code>true</code> if successful. This method does nothing by default and
	 * return <code>false</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param figure
	 *            the figure being animated
	 * @return <code>true</code> if playback was successful
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	protected boolean playback(IFigure figure) {
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Sent as playback is starting for a given figure.
	 * 
	 * @param figure
	 *            the figure
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	public void playbackStarting(IFigure figure) {
	}

	/**
	 * Records the final state information for a figure.
	 * 
	 * @param figure
	 *            the figure
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	protected void recordFinalState(IFigure figure) {
		Animation.putFinalState(this, figure, getCurrentState(figure));
	}

	/**
	 * Records initial state information for the given figure.
	 * 
	 * @param figure
	 *            the container.
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	protected void recordInitialState(IFigure figure) {
		Animation.putInitialState(this, figure, getCurrentState(figure));
	}

	/**
	 * Sets up the animator for the given figure to be animated. This method is
	 * called exactly once time prior to any layouts happening. The animator can
	 * capture the figure's current state, and set any animation-time settings
	 * for the figure. Changes made to the figure should be reverted in
	 * {@link #tearDown(IFigure)}.
	 * 
	 * @param figure
	 *            the animated figure
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	public void init(IFigure figure) {
		recordInitialState(figure);
	}

	/**
	 * Reverts any temporary changes made to the figure during animation. This
	 * method is called exactly once after all animation has been completed.
	 * Subclasses should extend this method to revert any changes.
	 * 
	 * @param figure
	 *            the animated figure
	 * @since 3.2
	 * @see #init(IFigure)
	 */
	public void tearDown(IFigure figure) {
	}

}