/*
 * Copyright 2011 Instituto Superior Tecnico
 * 
 *      https://fenix-ashes.ist.utl.pt/
 * 
 *   This file is part of the vaadin-framework.
 *
 *   The vaadin-framework Infrastructure 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
 *   3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.*
 *
 *   vaadin-framework 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 vaadin-framework. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 * 
 */
package pt.ist.vaadinframework.data;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;

import com.vaadin.data.Property;
import com.vaadin.data.Property.ReadOnlyStatusChangeNotifier;
import com.vaadin.data.Property.ValueChangeNotifier;
import com.vaadin.ui.Field;

public interface HintedProperty<Type> extends Property, ValueChangeNotifier, ReadOnlyStatusChangeNotifier {
    public interface Hint extends Serializable {
        public Field applyHint(Field field);

        public boolean appliesTo(Field field);
    }

    @Override
    public Type getValue();

    @Override
    public Class<? extends Type> getType();

    public void addHint(Hint hint);

    public Collection<Hint> getHints();
}