package graph.filter;
import graph.*;
import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.Component;

/**
 * A class for performing mappings of semantic node/edge
 * information onto the display.
 *
 * @author Michael Shilman (michaels@eecs.berkeley.edu)
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface Filter {	 
	/**
	 * Apply this filter to the node, modifying the
	 * node's display attributes and those of its outgoing
	 * edges based on their semantic properties.
	 */
	public void apply(Node n);
	
	/**
	 * Build a dialog by which the user can easily
	 * configure parameters to the Filter.
	 */
	public Frame buildGUI();
		
	/**
	 * Build a "thumbnail" control with which the
	 * user can more quickly tweak parameters.
	 */
	public Component buildThumbnail();
	
	/**
	 * Get the title of this filter
	 */
	public String getName();
}