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package sun.java2d.pipe.hw;

import java.awt.image.VolatileImage;

/**

 * Implementors of this interface provida a way to create a

 * {@code VolatileImage} whose destination surface is an

 * {@link AccelSurface} of specified type.

 *

 * @see AccelSurface

 */

public interface AccelGraphicsConfig extends BufferedContextProvider {

    /**

     * Returns a VolatileImage with specified width, height, transparency

     * and guaranteed accelerated surface type. If such image can not be created

     * (out of vram error, specific surface type is not supported) null

     * is returned.

     *

     * Note: if {@link AccelSurface#TEXTURE} type is requested, rendering

     * to the image will be denied by throwing

     * {@code UnsupportedOperationException }

     * from {@link java.awt.image.VolatileImage#getGraphics} and

     * {@link java.awt.image.VolatileImage#createGraphics}

     *

     * @param width the width of the returned {@code VolatileImage}

     * @param height the height of the returned {@code VolatileImage}

     * @param transparency the specified transparency mode

     * @param type requested accelerated surface type as specified by constants

     * in AccelSurface interface

     * @return a {@code VolatileImage} backed up by requested accelerated

     * surface type or null

     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the transparency is not a valid value

     * @see AccelSurface#TEXTURE

     * @see AccelSurface#RT_PLAIN

     * @see AccelSurface#RT_TEXTURE

     */

    public VolatileImage createCompatibleVolatileImage(int width, int height,

                                                       int transparency,

                                                       int type);

    /**

     * Returns object representing capabilities of the context associated

     * with this {@code AccelGraphicsConfig}.

     *

     * @return ContextCapabilities object representing caps

     * @see ContextCapabilities

     */

    public ContextCapabilities getContextCapabilities();

    /**

     * Adds an {@code AccelDeviceEventListener} to listen to accelerated

     * device's (which is associated with this {@code AccelGraphicsConfig})

     * events.

     *

     * Note: a hard link to the listener may be kept so it must be explicitly

     * removed via {@link #removeDeviceEventListener()}.

     *

     * @param l the listener

     * @see AccelDeviceEventListener

     */

    public void addDeviceEventListener(AccelDeviceEventListener l);

    /**

     * Removes an {@code AccelDeviceEventListener} from the list of listeners

     * for this device's events.

     *

     * @param l the listener

     * @see AccelDeviceEventListener

     */

    public void removeDeviceEventListener(AccelDeviceEventListener l);

}