37 lines
1.4 KiB
Java
37 lines
1.4 KiB
Java
/*
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* Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
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*
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* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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* You may obtain a copy of the License at
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*
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* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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*
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* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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* limitations under the License.
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*/
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package com.android.inputmethod.event;
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import java.util.ArrayList;
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/**
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* A generic interface for combiners. Combiners are objects that transform chains of input events
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* into committable strings and manage feedback to show to the user on the combining state.
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*/
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public interface Combiner {
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/**
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* Process an event, possibly combining it with the existing state and return the new event.
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*
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* If this event does not result in any new event getting passed down the chain, this method
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* returns null. It may also modify the previous event list if appropriate.
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*
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* @param previousEvents the previous events in this composition.
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* @param event the event to combine with the existing state.
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* @return the resulting event.
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*/
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Event processEvent(ArrayList<Event> previousEvents, Event event);
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}
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