1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 by Cosylab d. d.
3 *
4 * This file is part of CosyBeans-Common.
5 *
6 * CosyBeans-Common is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 * (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * CosyBeans-Common is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with CosyBeans-Common. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 */
19
20 package com.cosylab.gui.components.range2;
21
22 /**
23 * TickCalculator calculates ticks for the displayer. The returned Ticks
24 * should be ready to be drawn on the displayer.
25 *
26 * @author <a href="mailto:jaka.bobnar@cosylab.com">Jaka Bobnar</a>
27 * @version $Id: TickCalculator.java,v 1.3 2008-04-22 12:28:40 jbobnar Exp $
28 *
29 */
30 public interface TickCalculator {
31
32 /**
33 * Calculates ticks using some default TickParameters.
34 *
35 * @param length the available space for ticks in the displayer
36 * @param range range which provides transformation to absolute/relative values
37 * @param rangedValue the value bounds
38 * @return
39 */
40 Tick[] calculateTicks(int length, Range range, RangedValue rangedValue);
41
42 /**
43 * Calculates ticks using the given TickParameters.
44 *
45 * @param length the available space for ticks in the displayer
46 * @param measurer TickParameters used to measure ticks
47 * @param range range which provides transformation to absolute/relative values
48 * @param rangedValue the value bounds
49 * @return
50 */
51 Tick[] calculateTicks(int length, TickParameters measurer, Range range, RangedValue rangedValue);
52 }