/*
 * @(#)RenderedImage.java	1.17 00/02/02
 *
 * Copyright 1997-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 * 
 * This software is the proprietary information of Sun Microsystems, Inc.  
 * Use is subject to license terms.
 * 
 */

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 *** COPYRIGHT (c) Eastman Kodak Company, 1997
 *** As  an unpublished  work pursuant to Title 17 of the United
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package java.awt.image;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.util.Dictionary;
import java.util.Vector;

/** 
 * RenderedImage is a common interface for objects which contain
 * or can produce image data in the form of Rasters.  The image
 * data may be stored/produced as a single tile or a regular array
 * of tiles.
 */

public interface RenderedImage {

    /** 
     * Returns a vector of RenderedImages that are the immediate sources of 
     * image data for this RenderedImage.  This method returns null if
     * the RenderedImage object has no information about its immediate
     * sources.  It returns an empty Vector if the RenderedImage object has
     * no immediate sources.
     */
    Vector getSources();

    /** 
     * Gets a property from the property set of this image.  The set of
     * properties and whether it is immutable is determined by the
     * implementing class.  This method returns
     * java.awt.Image.UndefinedProperty if the specified property is
     * not defined for this RenderedImage.
     * @see java.awt.Image#UndefinedProperty
     */
    Object getProperty(String name);

    /** 
      * Returns an array of names recognized by 
      * {@link #getProperty(String) getProperty(String)}
      * or <code>null</code>, if no property names are recognized.
      * @return a <code>String</code> array containing all of the
      * property names that <code>getProperty(String)</code> recognizes;  
      * or <code>null</code> if no property names are recognized.
      */
    String[] getPropertyNames();

    /**
     * Returns the ColorModel associated with this image.  All Rasters returned
     * from this image will have this as their ColorModel.  This can return
     * null.
     */
    ColorModel getColorModel();

    /**
     * Returns the SampleModel associated with this image.  All Rasters returned
     * from this image will have this as their SampleModel.
     */
    SampleModel getSampleModel();

    /**
     * Returns the width of the RenderedImage.  
     */
    int getWidth();

    /**
     * Returns the height of the RenderedImage.  
     */
    int getHeight();

    /** 
     * Returns the minimum X coordinate (inclusive) of the RenderedImage.
     */
    int getMinX();

    /** 
     * Returns the minimum Y coordinate (inclusive) of the RenderedImage.
     */
    int getMinY();

    /**
     * Returns the number of tiles in the X direction.
     */
    int getNumXTiles();

    /**
     * Returns the number of tiles in the Y direction.
     */
    int getNumYTiles();

    /** Returns the minimum tile index in the X direction. */
    int getMinTileX();

    /** Returns the minimum tile index in the Y direction. */
    int getMinTileY();

    /** Returns the tile width in pixels.  All tiles must have the same width.
     */
    int getTileWidth();

    /** Returns the tile height in pixels.  All tiles must have the same height.
     */
    int getTileHeight();

    /**
     * Returns the X offset of the tile grid relative to the origin,
     * i.e., the X coordinate of the upper-left pixel of tile (0, 0).
     * (Note that tile (0, 0) may not actually exist.)
     */
    int getTileGridXOffset();

    /**
     * Returns the Y offset of the tile grid relative to the origin,
     * i.e., the Y coordinate of the upper-left pixel of tile (0, 0).
     * (Note that tile (0, 0) may not actually exist.)
     */
    int getTileGridYOffset();
    
    /** 
     * Returns tile (tileX, tileY).  Note that tileX and tileY are indices
     * into the tile array, not pixel locations.  The Raster that is returned
     * is live and will be updated if the image is changed.
     * @param tileX the X index of the requested tile in the tile array.
     * @param tileY the Y index of the requested tile in the tile array.
     */
   Raster getTile(int tileX, int tileY);

    /** 
     * Returns the image as one large tile (for tile based 
     * images this will require fetching the whole image 
     * and copying the image data over).  The Raster returned is 
     * a copy of the image data and will not be updated if the image
     * is changed.
     */
    Raster getData();
    
    /** 
     * Computes and returns an arbitrary region of the RenderedImage. 
     * The Raster returned is a copy of the image data and will not
     * be updated if the image is changed.
     * @param rect the region of the RenderedImage to be returned.
     */
    Raster getData(Rectangle rect);

    /** 
     * Computes an arbitrary rectangular region of the RenderedImage
     * and copies it into a caller-supplied WritableRaster.  The region
     * to be computed is determined from the bounds of the supplied
     * WritableRaster.  The supplied WritableRaster must have a
     * SampleModel that is compatible with this image.  If raster is null,
     * an appropriate WritableRaster is created.
     * @param raster a WritableRaster to hold the returned portion of the
     *               image, or null.
     * @return a reference to the supplied or created WritableRaster.
     */
    WritableRaster copyData(WritableRaster raster);
}