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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.render.pdf;

import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.loader.Image;
import org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.loader.ImageFlavor;

import org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFXObject;
import org.apache.fop.render.RendererContext;

/**
 * This interface is used for handling all sorts of image type for PDF output.
 */
public interface PDFImageHandler {

    /**
     * Returns the priority for this image handler. A lower value means higher priority. This
     * information is used to build the ordered/prioritized list of supported ImageFlavors for
     * the PDF renderer. The built-in handlers use priorities between 100 and 999.
     * @return a positive integer (>0) indicating the priority
     */
    int getPriority();
    
    /**
     * Returns the {@link ImageFlavor}s supported by this instance
     * @return the supported image flavors
     */
    ImageFlavor[] getSupportedImageFlavors();
    
    /**
     * Returns the {@link Image} subclass supported by this instance.
     * @return the Image type
     */
    Class getSupportedImageClass();
    
    /**
     * Generates the PDF objects for the given {@link Image} instance. If the handler generates
     * an XObject, it shall return it or otherwise return null. A generated XObject shall be
     * placed in the current viewport according to the two parameters "origin" and "pos".
     * @param context the PDF renderer context
     * @param image the image to be handled
     * @param origin the current position in the current viewport (in millipoints)
     * @param pos the position and scaling of the image relative to the origin point
     *                  (in millipoints)
     * @return the generated XObject or null if no XObject was generated
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    PDFXObject generateImage(RendererContext context, Image image, 
            Point origin, Rectangle pos) throws IOException;
    
}