package Current.plot.Plotters;

import Current.basic.*;
import Current.manage.*;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
 * Represents an object that stores the bare minimum amount of information
 * necessary to do a plot.
 *
 * A class implementing this interface should not hold on to the Manager
 * (since the manager is not Serializable)
 */
public interface XPlotter extends Serializable {
    
    /** plots the tile */
    public Tile plot(String word, Color C, Interrupter I, Manager M);
    
    /** build a controlling canvas */
    public Component getController(Manager M);
    
    /** Return the name of the plot technique */
    public String getName();
    
    /** Returns true if the plot can be run. This is useful for example
     * if the plot relies on C code which may or may not be available
     */
    public boolean canRun();
    
//    /** return the documentation for this plotter */
//    public HelpDocument document();
    
    /** button color */
    public Color getColor();
    
}