//
// Nenya library - tools for developing networked games
// Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
// http://www.threerings.net/code/nenya/
//
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// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
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//
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//
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package com.threerings.cast {

/**
 * Makes available a collection of character components and associated metadata. Character
 * components are animated sequences that can be composited together to create a complete
 * character visualization (imagine interchanging pairs of boots, torsos, hats, etc.).
 */
public interface ComponentRepository
{
    /**
     * Returns the {@link CharacterComponent} object for the given component identifier.
     */
    function getComponent (componentId :int) :CharacterComponent;

    /**
     * Returns the {@link CharacterComponent} object with the given component class and name.
     */
    function getComponentByName (className :String, compName :String) :CharacterComponent;

    /**
     * Returns the {@link ComponentClass} with the specified name or null if none exists with that
     * name.
     */
    function getComponentClass (className :String) :ComponentClass;

    /**
     * Iterates over the {@link ComponentClass} instances representing all available character
     * component classes.
     */
    function getComponentClasses () :Array;

    /**
     * Iterates over the {@link ActionSequence} instances representing every available action
     * sequence.
     */
    function getActionSequences () :Array;

    /**
     * Iterates over the component ids of all components in the specified class.
     */
    function getComponentIds (compClass :ComponentClass) :Array;

    /**
     * Loads up all the specified components and calls notify() when done.
     */
    function load (compIds :Array, notify :Function) :void;
}
}