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34  package info.magnolia.ui.workbench;
35  
36  import info.magnolia.event.EventBus;
37  import info.magnolia.ui.vaadin.integration.contentconnector.ContentConnector;
38  import info.magnolia.ui.workbench.definition.ContentPresenterDefinition;
39  import info.magnolia.ui.workbench.definition.WorkbenchDefinition;
40  
41  import java.util.List;
42  
43  /**
44   * The ContentPresenter is the presenter class for a {@link ContentView}, it represents a view type in the workbench.
45   * Magnolia provides default implementations of this interface for displaying data as a tree, list or thumbnails.<br>
46   * <br>
47   * Implementations of this interface are responsible for configuring and populating content views according to a workbench definition (defines e.g. workspace, node-types).<br>
48   * <br>
49   * Content presenters are configured using the <code>implentationClass</code> property of a {@link ContentPresenterDefinition},
50   * and by registering such definition in the workbench's contentViews node in configuration.
51   */
52  public interface ContentPresenter {
53  
54      /**
55       * Initializes the presenter with the workbench definition, eventBus and viewType name.
56       * 
57       * @param workbenchDefinition the workbench definition that defines which data to present
58       * @param eventBus the event bus to fire e.g. selection events on
59       * @param viewTypeName the view type as defined in the presenter definition
60       * @param contentConnector
61       * @return the content view
62       */
63      ContentView start(WorkbenchDefinition workbenchDefinition, EventBus eventBus, String viewTypeName, ContentConnector contentConnector);
64  
65      /**
66       * Refreshes the data container and view.
67       */
68      void refresh();
69  
70      /**
71       * @return the selected item ids in the content view.
72       */
73      List<Object> getSelectedItemIds();
74  
75      /**
76       * Sets the selected item ids for this presenter to react on, e.g. with keyboard shortcuts.
77       */
78      void setSelectedItemIds(List<Object> itemId);
79  
80      /**
81       * Selects the given items in the content view.
82       */
83      void select(List<Object> itemIds);
84  
85      /**
86       * Make sure the given items are visible in the content view.
87       * 
88       * @param itemId
89       */
90      void expand(Object itemId);
91  }