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package jalview.fts.api;

/**
 * This interface provides a model for the dynamic data column configuration
 * 
 * @author tcnofoegbu
 *
 */
public interface FTSDataColumnI
{
  /**
   * Returns the name of the data column
   * 
   * @return the data column's name
   */
  public String getName();

  /**
   * Returns the code of the data column
   * 
   * @return the data column's code
   */
  public String getCode();

  /**
   * Returns the alternative code value for the data column
   * 
   * @return the data column's code
   */
  public String getAltCode();

  /**
   * Returns the minimum width of the data column
   * 
   * @return the data column's minimum width
   */
  public int getMinWidth();

  /**
   * Returns the maximum width of the data column
   * 
   * @return the data column's maximum width
   */
  public int getMaxWidth();

  /**
   * Returns the preferred width of the data column
   * 
   * @return the data column's preferred width
   */
  public int getPreferredWidth();

  /**
   * Determines if the data column is the primary key column
   * 
   * @return true if data column is the primary key column, otherwise false
   */
  public boolean isPrimaryKeyColumn();

  /**
   * Checks if the data column field can be used to perform a search query
   * 
   * @return true means the data column is searchable
   */
  public boolean isSearchable();

  /**
   * Checks if the data column is displayed by default
   * 
   * @return true means the data column is shown by default
   */
  public boolean isVisibleByDefault();

  /**
   * Returns the data column's data type class
   * 
   * @return the Class for the data column's data type
   */
  public Class getDataColumnClass();

  /**
   * Returns the data colum's FTS data column group
   * 
   * @return the FTSDataColumnGroupI for the column
   */
  public FTSDataColumnGroupI getGroup();

  /**
   * This interface provides a model for the dynamic data column group
   * 
   */
  public interface FTSDataColumnGroupI
  {
    /**
     * Returns the Id of the data column's group
     * 
     * @return the data column's group Id
     */
    public String getID();

    /**
     * Returns the name of the group
     * 
     * @return the group's name
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the sort order of the group
     * 
     * @return the group's sort order
     */
    public int getSortOrder();
  }
}