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package jalview.schemes;

import jalview.datamodel.AnnotatedCollectionI;
import jalview.datamodel.SequenceCollectionI;
import jalview.datamodel.SequenceI;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.util.Map;

public interface ColourSchemeI
{
  /**
   * Returns the possibly context dependent colour for the given symbol at the
   * aligned position in the given sequence. For example, the colour may depend
   * on the symbol's relationship to the consensus residue for the column.
   * 
   * @param symbol
   * @param position
   * @param seq
   * @param consensusResidue
   *          the modal symbol (e.g. K) or symbols (e.g. KF) for the column
   * @param pid
   *          the percentage identity of the column's consensus (if known)
   * @return
   */
  Color findColour(char symbol, int position, SequenceI seq,
          String consensusResidue, float pid);

  /**
   * Recalculate dependent data using the given sequence collection, taking
   * account of hidden rows
   * 
   * @param alignment
   * @param hiddenReps
   */
  void alignmentChanged(AnnotatedCollectionI alignment,
          Map<SequenceI, SequenceCollectionI> hiddenReps);

  /**
   * Creates and returns a new instance of the colourscheme configured to colour
   * the given collection. Note that even simple colour schemes should return a
   * new instance for each call to this method, as different instances may have
   * differing shading by consensus or percentage identity applied.
   * 
   * @param sg
   * @param hiddenRepSequences
   * @return copy of current scheme with any inherited settings transferred
   */
  ColourSchemeI getInstance(AnnotatedCollectionI sg,
          Map<SequenceI, SequenceCollectionI> hiddenRepSequences);

  /**
   * Answers true if the colour scheme is suitable for the given data, else
   * false. For example, some colour schemes are specific to either peptide or
   * nucleotide, or only apply if certain kinds of annotation are present.
   * 
   * @param ac
   * @return
   */
  // TODO can make this method static in Java 8
  boolean isApplicableTo(AnnotatedCollectionI ac);

  /**
   * Answers the 'official' name of the colour scheme (as used, for example, as
   * a Jalview startup parameter)
   * 
   * @return
   */
  String getSchemeName();

  /**
   * Answers true if the colour scheme depends only on the sequence symbol, and
   * not on other information such as alignment consensus or annotation. (Note
   * that simple colour schemes may have a fading by percentage identity or
   * conservation overlaid.) Simple colour schemes can be propagated to
   * structure viewers.
   * 
   * @return
   */
  boolean isSimple();
}