package com.onaro.sanscreen.client.view;

import com.onaro.client.leekui.jface.operation.IRunnableContext;
import com.onaro.sanscreen.client.MessageManager;
import com.onaro.sanscreen.server.interfaces.data.Context;

public interface IViewDirectorSite {

    /**
     * Get the parent site, if any. Can be used to get the site of
     * a {@link CompositeDirector} or {@link CardViewDirector} from
     * a child view.
     * 
     * @return parent site
     */
    public IViewDirectorSite getParentSite();

	public IRunnableContext getRunnableContext();
	
	public void setDisplayedContext(Context displayedContext);

	/**
	 * Get the {@link MessageManager}, if any, used to display status for the view.
	 * @return the MessageManager or {@code null} if there is no MessageManager
	 * (for example, because the view is in dialog that doesn't have a status bar).
	 */
	public MessageManager getMessageManager();

	/**
	 * Indicates if the view should always be open, with no close button.
	 * @return {@code true} if view should always be open, {@code false} if view should have a close button
	 */
	public boolean isViewAlwaysOpen();
}