Visible.java

  1. /*
  2.  * *************************************************************************************************************************************************************
  3.  *
  4.  * TheseFoolishThings: Miscellaneous utilities
  5.  * http://tidalwave.it/projects/thesefoolishthings
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  7.  * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2024 by Tidalwave s.a.s. (http://tidalwave.it)
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  21.  * git clone https://bitbucket.org/tidalwave/thesefoolishthings-src
  22.  * git clone https://github.com/tidalwave-it/thesefoolishthings-src
  23.  *
  24.  * *************************************************************************************************************************************************************
  25.  */
  26. package it.tidalwave.role.ui;

  27. /***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
  28.  *
  29.  * The role of an object that can be visible or not.
  30.  *
  31.  * @stereotype  Role
  32.  * @author      Fabrizio Giudici
  33.  * @since       3.2-ALPHA-7
  34.  *
  35.  **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
  36. @FunctionalInterface
  37. public interface Visible
  38.   {
  39.     public static final Class<Visible> _Visible_ = Visible.class;

  40.     /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
  41.      * A role that is always visible.
  42.      **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
  43.     public static final Visible VISIBLE = () -> true;

  44.     /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
  45.      * A role that is always invisible.
  46.      **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
  47.     public static final Visible INVISIBLE = () -> false;

  48.     /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
  49.      * Returns the current visibility status.
  50.      *
  51.      * @return            {@code true} if the object is visible
  52.      **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
  53.     @SuppressWarnings("UnusedReturnValue")
  54.     public boolean isVisible();
  55.   }