/*
* @(#)ImageProducer.java 1.9 95/11/21 Jim Graham
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package java.awt.image;
/**
* The interface for objects which can produce the image data for Images.
* Each image contains an ImageProducer which is used to reconstruct
* the image whenever it is needed, for example, when a new size of the
* Image is scaled, or when the width or height of the Image is being
* requested.
*
* @see ImageConsumer
*
* @version 1.9 21 Nov 1995
* @author Jim Graham
*/
public interface ImageProducer {
/**
* This method is used to register an ImageConsumer with the
* ImageProducer for access to the image data during a later
* reconstruction of the Image. The ImageProducer may, at its
* discretion, start delivering the image data to the consumer
* using the ImageConsumer interface immediately, or when the
* next available image reconstruction is triggered by a call
* to the startProduction method.
* @see #startProduction
*/
public void addConsumer(ImageConsumer ic);
/**
* This method determines if a given ImageConsumer object
* is currently registered with this ImageProducer as one
* of its consumers.
*/
public boolean isConsumer(ImageConsumer ic);
/**
* This method removes the given ImageConsumer object
* from the list of consumers currently registered to
* receive image data. It is not considered an error
* to remove a consumer that is not currently registered.
* The ImageProducer should stop sending data to this
* consumer as soon as is feasible.
*/
public void removeConsumer(ImageConsumer ic);
/**
* This method both registers the given ImageConsumer object
* as a consumer and starts an immediate reconstruction of
* the image data which will then be delivered to this
* consumer and any other consumer which may have already
* been registered with the producer. This method differs
* from the addConsumer method in that a reproduction of
* the image data should be triggered as soon as possible.
* @see #addConsumer
*/
public void startProduction(ImageConsumer ic);
/**
* This method is used by an ImageConsumer to request that
* the ImageProducer attempt to resend the image data one
* more time in TOPDOWNLEFTRIGHT order so that higher
* quality conversion algorithms which depend on receiving
* pixels in order can be used to produce a better output
* version of the image. The ImageProducer is free to
* ignore this call if it cannot resend the data in that
* order. If the data can be resent, then the ImageProducer
* should respond by executing the following minimum set of
* ImageConsumer method calls:
* <pre>
* ic.setHints(TOPDOWNLEFTRIGHT | < otherhints >);
* ic.setPixels(...); // As many times as needed
* ic.imageComplete();
* </pre>
* @see ImageConsumer#setHints
*/
public void requestTopDownLeftRightResend(ImageConsumer ic);
}