/*
 * SimplyHTML, a word processor based on Java, HTML and CSS
 * Copyright (C) 2002 Ulrich Hilger
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 */
package com.lightdev.app.shtm;

import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;

/**
 * Defines an interface all plug-ins for application SimplyHTML
 * have to implement.
 *
 * @author Ulrich Hilger
 * @author Light Development
 * @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:info@lightdev.com">info@lightdev.com</a>
 * @author published under the terms and conditions of the
 *      GNU General Public License,
 *      for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
 *      package of this software
 *
 * 
 */
public interface SHTMLPlugin {
    /** indicates docking is not requested */
    public static final int DOCK_LOCATION_NONE = 0;
    /** indicates docking requested on top of a given container */
    public static final int DOCK_LOCATION_TOP = 1;
    /** indicates docking requested on the right of a given container */
    public static final int DOCK_LOCATION_RIGHT = 2;
    /** indicates docking requested on bottom of a given container */
    public static final int DOCK_LOCATION_BOTTOM = 3;
    /** indicates docking requested on the left of a given container */
    public static final int DOCK_LOCATION_LEFT = 4;

    /**
     * get the name of the plug-in as it shall appear
     * on a GUI.
     *
     * @return the name of the plug-in
     */
    public String getGUIName();

    /**
     * get the name used internally for this plug-in
     *
     * @return the internal name of this plug-in
     */
    public String getInternalName();

    /**
     * get a menu of actions this plug-in provides.
     *
     * <p><code>JMenu</code> is a decendant of <code>JMenuItem</code>
     * so this method may return a single menu item up to a whole
     * structure of submenus in its return value.</p>
     *
     * @return the plug-in menu
     */
    public JMenuItem getPluginMenu();

    /**
     * get a menu item providing documentation about this
     * plug-in.
     *
     * <p><code>JMenu</code> is a decendant of <code>JMenuItem</code>
     * so this method may return a single menu item up to a whole
     * structure of submenus in its return value.</p>
     *
     * @return a menu item with help for this plug-in
     */
    public JMenuItem getHelpMenu();

    /**
     * get the location the component returned by getDockComponent()
     * shall be docked at.
     *
     * @return the dock location, one of DOCK_LOCATION_TOP, DOCK_LOCATION_BOTTOM,
     * DOCK_LOCATION.LEFT, DOCK_LOCATION_RIGHT or DOCK_LOCATION_NONE, if the
     * component shall not dock.
     */
    public int getDockLocation();

    /**
     * set the location the component returned by getDockComponent()
     * shall be docked at.
     *
     * @param location the dock location, one of DOCK_LOCATION_TOP, DOCK_LOCATION_BOTTOM,
     * DOCK_LOCATION.LEFT, DOCK_LOCATION_RIGHT or DOCK_LOCATION_NONE, if the
     * component shall not dock.
     */
    public void setDockLocation(int location);

    /**
     * get the component that this plug-in produces, if any
     *
     * @return the component produced by this plug-in, or null if none
     * is produced
     */
    public JComponent getComponent();

    /**
     * get the status of the plug-in
     *
     * @return true, if activated, false if not
     */
    public boolean isActive();

    /**
     * set status of plug-in
     *
     * @param isActive  indicates whether or not the plug-in shall be activated
     */
    public void setStatus(boolean isActive);

    /**
     * set the owner of this plug-in
     *
     * @param owner  the main frame of the instance of SimplyHTML creating the plug-in
     */
    public void setOwner(SHTMLPanelImpl owner);

    /**
     * get the owner of this plug-in
     *
     * @return   the main frame of the instance of SimplyHTML that created the plug-in
     */
    public SHTMLPanelImpl getOwner();

    /**
     * get a string from the resource bundle of the owner of this plug-in
     *
     * @param nm  the name of the string resource to get
     *
     * @return the string with the given name or null, if none is found
     */
    public String getOwnerResString(String nm);

    /**
     * get an action from the resource bundle of the owner of this plug-in
     *
     * @param cmd  the name of the action to get
     *
     * @return the action with the given name or null, if none is found
     */
    public Action getOwnerAction(String cmd);

    /**
     * init the plug-in
     *
     * this is called by the PluginManager directly after instantiating the plug-in
     * @param owner  the owner of this plug-in
     * @param internalName  the internal name this plug-in shall have
     * @param pluginMenuId  the id of the plug-in menu in the TextResources,
     * or null if no plugin-in menu is to be created
     * @param helpMenuId  the id of the help menu for this plug-in in the
     * TextResources, or null if no help menu is to be created
     */
    public void initPlugin(SHTMLPanelImpl owner, String internalName, String pluginMenuId, String helpMenuId);

    public void initHelpMenu();

    public void showInitialInfo();
}