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unit AbstractFormEditor;

{$mode objfpc}{$H-}

interface

uses
  Classes, TypInfo;

type

{
Should I include typinfo.pp and use TTypeKind instead of TPropertyType
or use TPropertyType
 }

//  TPropertyType = (ptUnknown, ptInteger, ptChar, ptEnumeration,ptFloat,ptString,ptSet,
//                   ptClass, ptMethod,ptWChar, ptLString, LWString, ptVariant);

  TIComponentInterface = class
  public
    Function GetComponentType    : String; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetComponentHandle  : LongInt; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetParent           : TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
    Function IsTControl          : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetPropCount	   : Integer; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetPropType(Index : Integer) : TTypeKind; virtual; abstract;
//      Function GetPropType(Index : Integer) : TPropertyType; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetPropName(Index : Integer) : String; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetPropTypebyName(Name : String) : TTypeKind; virtual; abstract;
//      Function GetPropTypebyName(Name : String) : TPropertyType; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetPropTypeName(Index : Integer) : String; virtual; abstract;


    Function GetPropValue(Index : Integer; var Value) : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetPropValuebyName(Name: String; var Value) : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
    Function SetProp(Index : Integer; const Value) : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
    Function SetPropbyName(Name : String; const Value) : Boolean; virtual; abstract;

    Function GetControlCount: Integer; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetControl(Index : Integer): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;

    Function GetComponentCount: Integer; virtual; abstract;
    Function GetComponent(Index : Integer): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;

    Function Select : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
    Function Focus : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
    Function Delete : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
  end;


  TIFormInterface = class
    public
      Function Filename            : AnsiString; virtual; abstract;
      Function FormModified        : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
      Function MArkModified        : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
      Function GetFormComponent    : TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
      Function FindComponent	   : TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
      Function GetComponentfromHandle(ComponentHandle:Pointer): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;

      Function GetSelCount: Integer; virtual; abstract;
      Function GetSelComponent(Index : Integer): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
     Function CreateComponent(CI : TIComponentInterface; TypeClass : TComponentClass;
                             X,Y,W,H : Integer): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
    end;

{
  Created by Shane Miller
  This unit defines the layout for the forms editor.  The forms editor is responsible
  for creating a form, holding a list of selected controls, determining if the form was
  modified and working wit the object inspector.
}

  TAbstractFormEditor = class
   public
     Function FormModified : Boolean; virtual; abstract;
     Function FindComponentByName(const Name : ShortString) : TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
     Function FindComponent(AComponent: TComponent): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;

     Function GetFormComponent: TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
     Function GetComponentByHandle(const Value : Longint): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;

     Function GetSelCount : Integer; virtual; abstract;
     Function GetSelComponent(Index : Integer) : TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;

//     Function CreateComponent(CI : TIComponentInterface; TypeName : ShortString;
     Function CreateComponent(CI : TIComponentInterface; TypeClass : TComponentClass;
                             X,Y,W,H : Integer): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
     Function CreateFormFromStream(BinStream: TStream): TIComponentInterface; virtual; abstract;
  end;


implementation

end.