1 /*
2 * DynamicJasper: A library for creating reports dynamically by specifying
3 * columns, groups, styles, etc. at runtime. It also saves a lot of development
4 * time in many cases! (http://sourceforge.net/projects/dynamicjasper)
5 *
6 * Copyright (C) 2008 FDV Solutions (http://www.fdvsolutions.com)
7 *
8 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
9 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
10 *
11 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
12 *
13 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
14 *
15 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
16 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
17 *
18 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
19 *
20 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
21 *
22 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
23 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
24 *
25 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
26 *
27 *
28 */
29
30 /**
31 *
32 */
33 package ar.com.fdvs.dj.core.layout;
34
35 import java.util.Map;
36
37 import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.design.JasperDesign;
38 import ar.com.fdvs.dj.domain.DynamicReport;
39
40 /**
41 * An interface that represents a a Manager to make elements respect a desired Layout.
42 * @author msimone
43 */
44 public interface LayoutManager {
45
46 /**
47 * Entry point for applying a given layout.
48 * @param design The deseign to be used
49 * @param report The report to show
50 * @throws LayoutException
51 */
52 void applyLayout(JasperDesign design, DynamicReport report) throws LayoutException;
53
54 /**
55 * Useful as shared object between RegistrationManagers and the LayOutManager.
56 * An example of usage is the mapping between DJ objects and JR objects through its name, like
57 * a DJGroup and a JRDesignGroup
58 * @return
59 */
60 Map getReferencesMap();
61
62 }