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package jalview.urls;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Vector;

/**
 * Methods for providing consistent access to up-to-date URLs
 * 
 * @author $author$
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public interface UrlProviderI
{

  /**
   * Get names and urls in as strings for display
   * 
   */
  Vector<String> getLinksForMenu();

  /**
   * Get names and urls as strings for display
   * 
   */
  List<UrlLinkDisplay> getLinksForTable();

  /**
   * Set names and urls from display settings
   */
  void setUrlData(List<UrlLinkDisplay> links);

  /**
   * Get the link for the default URL
   * 
   * @seqid sequence id for which to build link
   * @return link for the default URL
   */
  String getDefaultUrl(String seqid);

  /**
   * Get the target of thelink for the default URL
   * 
   * @seqid sequence id for which to build link
   * @return target of link for the default URL
   */
  String getDefaultTarget(String seqid);

  /**
   * Set the default URL
   * 
   * @param id
   *          the id of the URL to set as default
   * @return true if setting was successful, false otherwise
   */
  boolean setDefaultUrl(String id);

  /**
   * Write out all URLs as a string suitable for serialising
   * 
   * @return string representation of available URLs
   */
  String writeUrlsAsString();

  /**
   * Choose the default URL in the event of the selected default being
   * unavailable
   * 
   * @return id of chosen default url
   */
  String chooseDefaultUrl();

  /**
   * Determine if id is for a user-defined URL
   */
  boolean isUserEntry(String id);

  /**
   * Get list of column names to display in UI
   * 
   * @return column names
   */
  List<String> getDisplayColumnNames();
}