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 */
package jalview.util.dialogrunner;

/**
 * An interface for blocking dialog response handling. This is motivated by
 * JalviewJS - when running as Javascript, there is only a single thread, and
 * blocking dialogs have to be responsible for performing any actions required
 * for user responses.
 * 
 * @author jprocter
 *
 */
public interface DialogRunnerI {

	/**
	 * Sets the action to be performed when the dialog returns the given response.
	 * Note this also handles <code>int</code>-valued responses, which will be
	 * converted to <code>Integer</code> when this method is invoked.
	 * 
	 * @param response
	 * @param action
	 * @return
	 */
	DialogRunnerI setResponseHandler(Object response, Runnable action);

	/**
	 * Runs the registered handler (if any) for the given response. The default
	 * action is to do nothing. Typically an action will be need on 'OK' or other
	 * positive selection in the dialog. An action might in some cases also be
	 * needed for a 'Cancel' response.
	 * 
	 * @param response
	 * @return
	 */
	default void handleResponse(Object response) {
	}
}