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package java.awt.image;

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Transparency;
import java.awt.ImageCapabilities;

/**
 * VolatileImage represents a hardware-accelerated graphics buffer.
 * The native graphics system may free or damage the resources
 * occupied by a VolatileImage at any time.  As such, one must
 * frequently check the "validity" of the image buffer's resources.
 *
 * A volatile image's "validity" depends on multiple factors.  Its
 * resources may have become unavailble in which case you must
 * reallocate them.  If you move the image from one output device to
 * another, you may need to recreate the image's resources if the new
 * output device's capabilities don't match the old one's.  Finally,
 * if the contents of the image's buffer have been damaged you must
 * re-render the image.
 *
 * VolatileImages should always be created using either
 * Component.createVolatileImage or
 * GraphicsConfiguration.createCompatibleVolatileImage.
 */
public abstract class VolatileImage extends Image
  implements Transparency
{
  /**
   * One of validate's possible return values.  Indicates that the
   * image buffer matches its graphics configuration's capabilities
   * and that its resources are initialized and ready to be drawn
   * into.  Also implies that any existing image rendered to the
   * buffer is intact and need not be re-rendered.
   */
  public static final int IMAGE_OK = 0;

  /**
   * One of validate's possible return values.  Indicates that the
   * image buffer has been restored, meaning that it is valid and
   * ready-to-use but that its previous contents have been lost.  This
   * return value implies that the image needs to be re-rendered.
   */
  public static final int IMAGE_RESTORED = 1;

  /**
   * One of validate's possible return values.  Indicates that the
   * image buffer type is unsupported by the current graphics
   * configuration.  The graphics configuration may have changed, for
   * example if the image moved from one output device to another.
   * This return value implies that the image buffer's resources
   * should be re-acquired.
   */
  public static final int IMAGE_INCOMPATIBLE = 2;

  /**
   * This image's transparency type.  One of Transparency.BITMASK,
   * Transparency.OPAQUE or Transparency.TRANSLUCENT.
   *
   * @since 1.5
   */
  protected int transparency;

  /**
   * Default constructor.  VolatileImages should not be created
   * directly.  Rather, you should use Component.createVolatileImage
   * or GraphicsConfiguration.createCompatibleVolatileImage.
   */
  public VolatileImage()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Returns an image representing the current state of the volatile
   * image buffer.  The returned image is static meaning that it is
   * not updated after being created.  It is a snapshot of the
   * volatile image buffer at the time getSnapshot is called.
   *
   * This method, which reads pixels from the volatile image buffer,
   * may be less-performant than methods that write pixels since
   * VolatileImages are typically optimized for writing.
   *
   * @return a BufferedImage representing this VolatileImage
   */
  public abstract BufferedImage getSnapshot();

  /**
   * Returns the width of this image buffer.
   *
   * @return the width of this VolatileImage
   */
  public abstract int getWidth();

  /**
   * Returns the height of this image buffer.
   *
   * @return the height of this VolatileImage
   */
  public abstract int getHeight();

  /**
   * Calling this method is equivalent to calling
   * getSnapshot().getSource().  The ImageProducer produces pixels
   * from the BufferedImage snapshot and not from the VolatileImage
   * itself.  Thus, changes to the VolatileImage that occur after this
   * ImageProducer has been retrieved will not be reflected in the
   * produced pixels.
   *
   * This method, which reads pixels from the volatile image buffer,
   * may be less-performant than methods that write pixels since
   * VolatileImages are typically optimized for writing.
   *
   * @return an ImageProducer for a static BufferedImage snapshot of
   * this image buffer
   */
  public ImageProducer getSource()
  {
    return getSnapshot().getSource();
  }

  /**
   * Releases the system resources taken by this image.
   */
  public void flush()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Returns a Graphics2D object that can be used to draw onto this
   * image.  This method is present for backwards-compatibility.  It
   * simply returns the result of createGraphics.
   *
   * @return a Graphics2D object that can be used to draw onto this
   * image
   */
  public Graphics getGraphics()
  {
    return createGraphics();
  }

  /**
   * Returns a Graphics2D object that can be used to draw onto this
   * image.
   *
   * @return a Graphics2D object that can be used to draw onto this
   * image
   */
  public abstract Graphics2D createGraphics();

  /**
   * Validates and restores this image.  If the image buffer has
   * become unavailable for further use since the last call to
   * validate, validate will allocate a new image buffer.  The image
   * is also "validated" against the GraphicsConfiguration parameter.
   *
   * "Validating" the image means checking that the capabilities it
   * requires of the output device are indeed supported by the given
   * output device.  If the image's characteristics, which can be
   * highly output device-specific, are not supported by the graphics
   * configuration, then IMAGE_INCOMPATIBLE will be returned.  This
   * can happen, for example, if this image was created on one output
   * device, then validated against a different output device with
   * different capabilities.  Calling validate with a NULL gc argument
   * causes validate to skip the validation test.
   *
   * @param gc graphics configuration against which to validate or
   * NULL
   *
   * @return a code indicating the result of validation. One of:
   * <ul>
   *   <li><code>IMAGE_OK</code> if the image did not need to be
   *   validated and didn't need to be restored</li>
   *   <li><code>IMAGE_RESTORED</code> if the image may need to be
   *   re-rendered.</li>
   *   <li><code>IMAGE_INCOMPATIBLE</code> if this image's
   *   requirements are not fulfilled by the graphics configuration
   *   parameter.  This implies that you need to create a new
   *   VolatileImage for the different GraphicsConfiguration or
   *   Component. This return value implies nothing about whether the
   *   image is valid or needs to be re-rendered.</li>
   * </ul>
   */
  public abstract int validate(GraphicsConfiguration gc);

  /**
   * Returns true if the contents of the image buffer have been
   * damaged or if the image buffer's resources have been reclaimed by
   * the graphics system.  You should call this method after a series
   * of rendering operations to or from the image, to see if the image
   * buffer needs to be revalidated or the image re-rendered.
   *
   * @return true if the validate should be called, false otherwise
   */
  public abstract boolean contentsLost();

  /**
   * Returns the capabilities of this image buffer.
   *
   * @return the capabilities of this image buffer
   */
  public abstract ImageCapabilities getCapabilities();

  /**
   * Returns the transparency type of this image.
   *
   * @return Transparency.OPAQUE, Transparency.BITMASK or
   * Transparency.TRANSLUCENT
   */
  public int getTransparency()
  {
    return transparency;
  }
}