PanedPortletController xref

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16  
17  package org.apache.jetspeed.portal;
18  
19  import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData;
20  import org.apache.turbine.util.DynamicURI;
21  
22  /***
23   * This interface must be implemented by all portlet controllers that don't
24   * display their entire content at one time. The methods defined in this
25   * interface allows the controls object that interact with this controller
26   * to build the correct links for referencing the hidden portlets
27   *
28   * @author <a href="mailto:raphael@apache.org">Raphaël Luta</a>
29   * @author <a href="mailto:taylor@apache.org">David Sean Taylor</a>
30   *
31   * @version $Id: PanedPortletController.java,v 1.9 2004/02/23 04:05:35 jford Exp $
32   */
33  public interface PanedPortletController extends PortletController, PortletSetController
34  {
35      /*
36       * @return the pane parameter name
37       *
38       */
39      public String getPaneParameter();
40  
41      /***
42       * Test whether the selected portlet is considered selected for the current
43       * request.
44       *
45       * @param p the Portlet to check
46       * @param rundata the RunData for the request
47       * @return true if the portlet is selected, false otherwise
48       */
49      public boolean isSelected( Portlet p, RunData rundata );
50  
51      /***
52       * Builds a link object to access a given pane.
53       *
54       * @param p the pane portlet object
55       * @param rundata the rundata for this request
56       * @return a DynamicURI that can be used to reference the specific 
57       * portlet
58       */
59      public DynamicURI getPortletURI( Portlet p, RunData rundata );
60  
61      /***
62       * Returns the pane id of the parameter used for pane selection
63       *
64       *  @param rundata The request data.
65       *  @param byParameter Set to true to look by query parameter first.
66       *  @return String The pane id for the selected pane.
67       */
68      public String retrievePaneID(RunData rundata, boolean byParameter);
69  
70      /***
71       * Saves the pane id to the session to remember selection state of menu or tab.
72       *
73       *  @param rundata The request data.
74       *  @param id  The tab id to save for this controller
75       */
76      public void savePaneID( RunData rundata, String id );
77  
78      /***
79       * Sets the name of the pane that should
80       * be displayed
81       *
82       * @deprecated
83       *
84       * @param name the selection parameter name
85       */
86      public void savePaneName( RunData data, String name );
87  
88      /***
89       * Returns the name of the pane selector parameter for this controller
90       *
91       * @deprecated
92       */
93      public String getParameterName();
94  
95      /***
96       * Sets the name of the pane selector parameter for this controller
97       * @param name the new parameter name
98       *
99       * @deprecated
100      */
101     public void setParameterName(String name);
102 
103     /***
104      * Returns the name of the pane that should be displayed
105      * 
106      * @deprecated
107      *
108      * @param byParameter Set to true to look by query parameter first.
109      */
110     public String retrievePaneName(RunData rundata);
111 
112 }