Package it.tidalwave.ui.example.presentation

Interface MainPanelPresentation

public interface MainPanelPresentation

This interface describes all the interactions with the presentation object.

Author:

Fabrizio Giudici

Stereotype:

Presentation

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static class	MainPanelPresentation.Bindings	If the presentation contains form fields, it's a good practice to group them together within a single class which exposes BoundProperty instances.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	bind(MainPanelPresentation.Bindings bindings)	A presentation always exposes a bind() method which is invoked by the control and binds callbacks and form fields.
void	notify(UserNotificationWithFeedback notification)	When the control requires an interaction with the user in form of a dialog box with feedback (such as Ok/Cancel) a method must be exposed which accepts a UserNotificationWithFeedback.
void	notify(String message)	Displays a notification in the presentation.
void	pickDirectory(BoundProperty<Path> selectedFolder, UserNotificationWithFeedback notification)	Asks the user to pick a directory.
void	pickFile(BoundProperty<Path> selectedFile, UserNotificationWithFeedback notification)	Asks the user to pick a file.
void	populate(PresentationModel pmSimpleEntities, PresentationModel pmDciEntities, PresentationModel pmFileEntities)	A presentation also exposes some populateXYZ() methods which are used to fill various parts of the UI with model.

Method Details

bind

void bind(@Nonnull
 MainPanelPresentation.Bindings bindings)

A presentation always exposes a bind() method which is invoked by the control and binds callbacks and form fields. There is no requirement on the name and signature of the method.

Parameters:

bindings - the container of bindings

populate

void populate(@Nonnull
 PresentationModel pmSimpleEntities,
 @Nonnull
 PresentationModel pmDciEntities,
 @Nonnull
 PresentationModel pmFileEntities)

A presentation also exposes some populateXYZ() methods which are used to fill various parts of the UI with model. Data structures are modelled by PresentationModels. There is no requirement on the name of the method.

Parameters:

pmSimpleEntities - the presentation model for SimpleEntity instances

pmDciEntities - the presentation model for SimpleDciEntity instances

pmFileEntities - the presentation model for FileEntity instances

notify

void notify(@Nonnull
 UserNotificationWithFeedback notification)

When the control requires an interaction with the user in form of a dialog box with feedback (such as Ok/Cancel) a method must be exposed which accepts a UserNotificationWithFeedback. There is no requirement on the name of the method.

Parameters:

notification - the object managing the interaction

notify

void notify(@Nonnull
 String message)

Displays a notification in the presentation.

Parameters:

message - the text of the notification

pickFile

void pickFile(@Nonnull
 BoundProperty<Path> selectedFile,
 @Nonnull
 UserNotificationWithFeedback notification)

Asks the user to pick a file.

Parameters:

selectedFile - a property containing both the file to pre-select and later the piked file

notification - the object managing the interaction

pickDirectory

void pickDirectory(@Nonnull
 BoundProperty<Path> selectedFolder,
 @Nonnull
 UserNotificationWithFeedback notification)

Asks the user to pick a directory.

Parameters:

selectedFolder - a property containing both the directory to pre-select and later the picked folder

notification - the object managing the interaction