view
Interface View

All Known Implementing Classes:

FightView, MailBoxView, MinimalView, NewsPaperView, RandomView, TimelineView

public interface View

The view interface specifies what methods a view must implement to properly interact with a controller.

Author:

pgroudas

Method Summary

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite	getComposite(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite parent) getComposite returns a Composite instance that is displayed by the controller.
Folder	getParentOfSelected() gets the parent folder of the selected item
Article	getSelectedArticle() gets the currently selected article in the view.
java.util.List<Article>	getSelectedArticles() Gets the selected articles
Feed	getSelectedFeed() gets the currently selected feed in the view.
java.util.List<Feed>	getSelectedFeeds() Gets the selected feeds
Folder	getSelectedFolder() gets the currently selected folder in the view.
java.util.List<Folder>	getSelectedFolders() Gets the selected folders
void	setURL(java.lang.String url) Sets the url of a view's browser, if it has one.
void	update() The update method is called when the Controller wants the view to refresh.
void	updateArticle(Article a) updates the view of a particular article
void	updateArticles(Feed f) Updates the articles of the specified feed.
void	updateFeed(Feed f) updates the view of a particular feed
void	updateFolderContents(Folder f) updates the specified folder's contents
void	updateOutbox() updates the view of the outbox
void	updateTrash() updates the view of the trash

Method Detail

getComposite

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite getComposite(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite parent)

getComposite returns a Composite instance that is displayed by the controller.

Parameters:

parent - Composite

Returns:

Composite

getSelectedFeed

Feed getSelectedFeed()
                     throws NoItemSelectedException

gets the currently selected feed in the view.

Returns:

Feed selected feed.

Throws:

NoItemSelectedException - If no feed is currently selected.

getSelectedArticle

Article getSelectedArticle()
                           throws NoItemSelectedException

gets the currently selected article in the view.

Returns:

Article selected article.

Throws:

NoItemSelectedException - If no article is currently selected.

getSelectedArticles

java.util.List<Article> getSelectedArticles()
                                            throws NoItemSelectedException

Gets the selected articles

Returns:

List of Articles selected articles

Throws:

NoItemSelectedException - if no articles are selected

getSelectedFeeds

java.util.List<Feed> getSelectedFeeds()
                                      throws NoItemSelectedException

Gets the selected feeds

Returns:

List of feeds selected feeds

Throws:

NoItemSelectedException - if no Feeds are selected

getSelectedFolders

java.util.List<Folder> getSelectedFolders()
                                          throws NoItemSelectedException

Gets the selected folders

Returns:

List of Folders selected folders

Throws:

NoItemSelectedException

getSelectedFolder

Folder getSelectedFolder()
                         throws NoItemSelectedException

gets the currently selected folder in the view.

Returns:

Folder selected folder.

Throws:

NoItemSelectedException - If no folder is currently selected.

getParentOfSelected

Folder getParentOfSelected()
                           throws NoItemSelectedException

gets the parent folder of the selected item

Returns:

Throws:

NoItemSelectedException

updateFolderContents

void updateFolderContents(Folder f)

updates the specified folder's contents

Parameters:

f - Folder whose contents will be updated

update

void update()

The update method is called when the Controller wants the view to refresh.

updateArticles

void updateArticles(Feed f)

Updates the articles of the specified feed.

Parameters:

f -

updateArticle

void updateArticle(Article a)

updates the view of a particular article

Parameters:

a -

updateFeed

void updateFeed(Feed f)

updates the view of a particular feed

Parameters:

f -

updateOutbox

void updateOutbox()

updates the view of the outbox

updateTrash

void updateTrash()

updates the view of the trash

setURL

void setURL(java.lang.String url)

Sets the url of a view's browser, if it has one.

Parameters:

url -