/*
 * ILabelPainter.java,  interface to paint labels for a trace
 * Copyright (C) 2004 - 2011  Achim Westermann, Achim.Westermann@gmx.de
 *
 *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 *  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 *  This library 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
 *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 *
 *  If you modify or optimize the code in a useful way please let me know.
 *  Achim.Westermann@gmx.de
 */
package info.monitorenter.gui.chart;

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Interface to paint ticks for a trace.
 * 

 * Caution 
 There is no guarantee that further manipulation on the
 * given {@link java.awt.Graphics2D} instance than painting just
 * the label or tick will not produce layout problems. E.g. changing the color
 * or font is not recommended as these should be assigned to the
 * {@link info.monitorenter.gui.chart.ITrace2D}/
 * {@link info.monitorenter.gui.chart.Chart2D}.
 * 

 * 
 * @author Achim Westermann 
 * 
 * @version $Revision: 1.7 $
 * 
 */
public interface IAxisTickPainter extends Serializable {

  /**
   * Returns the major tick length in pixel.
   * 

   * Implementations should access a static variable for performance boost.
   * 

   * 
   * @return the major tick length in pixel.
   */
  public int getMajorTickLength();

  /**
   * Returns the minor tick length in pixel.
   * 

   * Implementations should access a static variable for performance boost.
   * 

   * 
   * @return the minor tick length in pixel.
   */
  public int getMinorTickLength();

  /**
   * Paint the given label for the x axis.
   * 

   * 
   * @param x
   *            the x coordinate of the baseline for the label.
   * 
   * @param y
   *            the y coordinate of the baseline for the label.
   * 
   * @param label
   *            the formatted label String.
   * 
   * @param g
   *            the graphic context to draw on.
   */
  public void paintXLabel(final int x, final int y, String label, final Graphics g);

  /**
   * Paint the little marker for a label of the x axis.
   * 

   * 
   * @param x
   *            the x coordinate of the baseline for the label.
   * 
   * @param y
   *            the y coordinate of the baseline for the label.
   * 
   * @param isMajorTick
   *            if true, this is a major tick.
   * 
   * @param isBottomSide
   *            if true the tick is painted for an {@link IAxis}
   *            on the bottom of the chart (see e.g.:
   *            {@link Chart2D#addAxisXBottom(info.monitorenter.gui.chart.axis.AAxis)}).
   * 
   * @param g
   *            the graphic context to draw on.
   */
  public void paintXTick(final int x, final int y, boolean isMajorTick, boolean isBottomSide, final Graphics g);

  /**
   * Paint the given label for the y axis.
   * 

   * 
   * @param x
   *            the x coordinate of the baseline for the label.
   * 
   * @param y
   *            the y coordinate of the baseline for the label.
   * 
   * @param label
   *            the formatted label String.
   * 
   * @param g
   *            the graphic context to draw on.
   */
  public void paintYLabel(final int x, final int y, String label, final Graphics g);

  /**
   * Paint the little marker for a label of the y axis.
   * 

   * 
   * @param x
   *            the x coordinate of the baseline for the label.
   * 
   * @param y
   *            the y coordinate of the baseline for the label.
   * 
   * @param isMajorTick
   *            if true, this is a major tick.
   * 
   * @param isLeftSide
   *            if true the tick is painted for an {@link IAxis}
   *            on the left side (see e.g.:
   *            {@link Chart2D#addAxisYLeft(info.monitorenter.gui.chart.axis.AAxis)}).
   * 
   * @param g
   *            the graphic context to draw on.
   */
  public void paintYTick(final int x, final int y, boolean isMajorTick, boolean isLeftSide,
      final Graphics g);

}