/*
* Bibliothek - DockingFrames
* Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
* panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Benjamin Sigg
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library 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
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* Benjamin Sigg
* benjamin_sigg@gmx.ch
* CH - Switzerland
*/
package bibliothek.gui.dock.station.stack.tab;
import bibliothek.gui.DockTheme;
import bibliothek.gui.Dockable;
import bibliothek.gui.dock.StackDockStation;
/**
* This factory creates {@link TabConfiguration}s, which can be used to fine tune the look
* of various tabs.<br>
* Please note that only a subset of tabs actually supports this configuration, some
* {@link DockTheme}s will simply ignore this factory.
* @see TabConfiguration
* @see StackDockStation#TAB_CONFIGURATIONS
* @author Benjamin Sigg
*/
public interface TabConfigurations {
/** the default configuration, which does nothing but create new {@link TabConfiguration}s */
public static final TabConfigurations DEFAULT = new TabConfigurations(){
public TabConfiguration getConfiguration( Dockable dockable ){
return new TabConfiguration();
}
};
/**
* Gets the configuration for a tab that represents {@link Dockable}. This method may
* create a new {@link TabConfiguration} every time it is called, or reuse the same configuration
* multiple times.
* @param dockable the element whose tab will be shown
* @return the configuration, not <code>null</code>
*/
public TabConfiguration getConfiguration( Dockable dockable );
}