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+/*
+ * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer ($$Version-Rel$$)
+ * Copyright (C) $$Year-Rel$$ The Jalview Authors
+ *
+ * This file is part of Jalview.
+ *
+ * Jalview is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Jalview is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
+ * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Jalview. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * The Jalview Authors are detailed in the 'AUTHORS' file.
+ */
+package jalview.ext.treeviewer;
+
+import jalview.commands.CommandI;
+import jalview.datamodel.SequenceI;
+import jalview.gui.AlignmentPanel;
+import jalview.structure.SelectionListener;
+import jalview.structure.SelectionSource;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.event.MouseListener;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Interface for associating the nodes of a tree viewer with Jalview alignment
+ * sequences and communicating between the two. Assumes a tree viewer will both
+ * want to receive and send selection events.
+ *
+ * @author kjvanderheide
+ *
+ *
+ */
+public interface TreeViewerBindingI
+ extends ActionListener, MouseListener, SelectionListener,
+ SelectionSource
+{
+ /**
+ * Gets the mapping for sequences with their associated tree nodes
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ public Map<SequenceI, TreeNodeI> getAlignmentWithNodes();
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the mapping for tree nodes with their associated sequences
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ public Map<TreeNodeI, SequenceI> getNodesWithAlignment();
+
+ /**
+ * Triggers a tree partition from the specified x coordinate.
+ *
+ * @param x
+ *
+ */
+ public void partitionTree(final int x);
+
+ /**
+ * Looks up the given TreeNodeI in the tree and highlights Jalview sequences
+ * that belong to it or its descendants.
+ *
+ * @param parentNode
+ * node from where the descendants should get matched, this node
+ * should be internal.
+ */
+ public void showMatchingChildSequences(TreeNodeI parentNode);
+
+ /**
+ * Highlights the Jalview sequence belonging to the given TreeNodeI (if
+ * possible).
+ *
+ * @param nodeToMatch
+ */
+ public void showMatchingSequence(TreeNodeI nodeToMatch);
+
+ /**
+ * If a node is selected in the tree panel this method highlights the
+ * corresponding sequence in the Jalview alignment view. If an internal node
+ * is selected all child sequences get highlighted as well.
+ */
+ public void showNodeSelectionOnAlign(TreeNodeI node);
+
+ /**
+ * Sorts the given alignment by the order in which the sequences appear in the
+ * tree.
+ *
+ * @param alignPanel
+ * panel containing the alignment to be sorted.
+ * @return the sorting Command
+ */
+ public CommandI sortAlignmentIn(AlignmentPanel alignPanel);
+
+ /**
+ * Is triggered when the user wants to sort the Jalview alignment by the
+ * sequence order of the tree.
+ */
+ public void sortByTree_actionPerformed();
+
+ /**
+ * Is triggered when the users wants to hide sequences in the Jalview
+ * alignment view that are part of a currently collapsed sub tree.
+ */
+ public void hideCollapsedSequences_actionPerformed();
+
+ /**
+ * If the nodes that should be matched have changed (different one selected by
+ * the user), this method notifies the Jalview alignment view that the
+ * matching sequences have changed as well.
+ *
+ * @param sequence
+ * the new SequenceI that should be matched.
+ */
+ public void treeSelectionChanged(SequenceI sequence);
+
+}