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34  package info.magnolia.ui.field;
35  
36  import info.magnolia.i18nsystem.I18nText;
37  import info.magnolia.ui.field.factory.FieldBinder;
38  import info.magnolia.ui.field.factory.FieldFactory;
39  import info.magnolia.ui.form.FormDefinition;
40  import info.magnolia.ui.framework.databinding.validator.FieldValidatorDefinition;
41  
42  import java.util.List;
43  
44  import com.vaadin.data.Converter;
45  
46  /**
47   * Defines a field within a form.
48   * @param <T> item type.
49   *
50   * @see FormDefinition
51   * @see FieldValidatorDefinition
52   *
53   */
54  public interface FieldDefinition<T> extends EditorPropertyDefinition {
55  
56      /**
57       * Makes the field mandatory.
58       */
59      boolean isRequired();
60  
61      /**
62       * Error message text displayed in case of required = true.
63       */
64      @I18nText
65      String getRequiredErrorMessage();
66  
67      /**
68       * The type of this field, i.e. the model type. This needs to be the fully qualified Java class name representing
69       * the type, e.g. java.lang.Long or my.custom.Foo
70       */
71      Class<?> getType();
72  
73      /**
74       * Pre-filled value displayed in the field. The value can be overwritten by the user.
75       */
76      T getDefaultValue();
77  
78      /**
79       * Determines if a Field Property can be changed.
80       */
81      boolean isReadOnly();
82  
83      List<FieldValidatorDefinition> getValidators();
84  
85      /**
86       * Converts the model type returned by {@link #getType()} into a presentation type, in case the two differ.
87       * For instance, a text field will likely use String but the model may be a Long. The converter will then handle
88       * the conversion between those two types.
89       *
90       * @see #getType
91       * @see Converter
92       */
93      Class<? extends Converter<T, ?>> getConverterClass();
94  
95      /**
96       * Message text displayed in case of conversion error.
97       */
98      @I18nText
99      String getConversionErrorMessage();
100 
101     /**
102      * Enables i18n authoring support.
103      * This allows authors to write foreign language or regionally targeted content.
104      * A two-letter language identifier (en, de, fr etc.) is displayed on controls
105      * where i18n is set to true.
106      */
107     boolean isI18n();
108 
109     Class<? extends FieldFactory<T>> getFactoryClass();
110 
111     Class<? extends FieldBinder<T>> getFieldBinderClass();
112 }