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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.fo.pagination;


/**
 * Classes that implement this interface can be added to a {@link PageSequenceMaster},
 * and are capable of looking up an appropriate {@link SimplePageMaster}.
 */
public interface SubSequenceSpecifier {

    /**
     * Returns the name of the next page master.
     * @param isOddPage True if the next page number is odd
     * @param isFirstPage True if the next page is the first
     * @param isLastPage True if the next page is the last
     * @param isBlankPage True if the next page is blank
     * @return the page master name
     * @throws PageProductionException if there's a problem determining the next page master
     */
    String getNextPageMasterName(boolean isOddPage,
                                 boolean isFirstPage,
                                 boolean isLastPage,
                                 boolean isBlankPage)
                                    throws PageProductionException;

    /**
     * Called before a new page sequence is rendered so subsequences can reset
     * any state they keep during the formatting process.
     */
    void reset();

    /**
     * Used to set the "cursor position" to the previous item.
     * @return true if there is a previous item, false if the current one was the first one.
     */
    boolean goToPrevious();

    /** @return true if the subsequence has a page master for page-position "last" */
    boolean hasPagePositionLast();

    /** @return true if the subsequence has a page master for page-position "only" */
    boolean hasPagePositionOnly();

}