JAL-2349 reusable contact map holder for SequenceI and AnnotatedCollectionI

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / datamodel / ContactMapHolderI.java

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+package jalview.datamodel;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+public interface ContactMapHolderI
+{
+  /**
+   * resolve a contact list instance (if any) associated with the annotation row
+   * and column position
+   * 
+   * @param _aa
+   * @param column
+   * @return
+   */
+  ContactListI getContactListFor(AlignmentAnnotation _aa, int column);
+
+  AlignmentAnnotation addContactList(ContactMatrixI cm);
+
+  Collection<ContactMatrixI> getContactMaps();
+
+}