gala/lib/ActivatableComponent.vala

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//
// Copyright (C) 2014 Tom Beckmann
//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
//
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namespace Gala
{
/**
* Implement this interface on your {@link Plugin} class if you want to
* replace a component like the window overview or the multitasking view.
* It allows gala to hook up functionality like hotcorners and dbus
* invocation of your component.
*/
public interface ActivatableComponent : Object
{
/**
* The component was requested to be opened.
*
* @param hints The hashmap may contain special parameters that are useful
* to the component. Currently, the only one implemented is the
* 'all-windows' hint to the windowoverview.
*/
public abstract void open (HashTable<string,Variant>? hints = null);
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/**
* The component was requested to be closed.
*/
public abstract void close ();
/**
* Should return whether the component is currently opened. Used mainly for
* toggling by the window manager.
*
* @return Return true if the component is opened.
*/
public abstract bool is_opened ();
}
}