import jalview.datamodel.AlignmentAnnotation;
+/**
+ * Interface describing a worker that calculates alignment annotation(s). The
+ * main (re-)calculation should be performed by the inherited run() method.
+ */
public interface AlignCalcWorkerI extends Runnable
{
-
+ /**
+ * Answers true if this worker updates the given annotation (regardless of its
+ * current state)
+ *
+ * @param annot
+ * @return
+ */
public boolean involves(AlignmentAnnotation annot);
+ /**
+ * Updates the display of calculated annotation values (does not recalculate
+ * the values). This allows for quick redraw of annotations when display
+ * settings are changed.
+ */
public void updateAnnotation();
- void removeOurAnnotation();
+ /**
+ * Removes any annotation managed by this worker from the alignment
+ */
+ void removeAnnotation();
}