JsonIO: progress can have a key 'meta'

[fanfix.git] / src / jexer / backend / TerminalReader.java

/*
 * Jexer - Java Text User Interface
 *
 * The MIT License (MIT)
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2019 Kevin Lamonte
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
 * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
 * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
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 * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
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 *
 * @author Kevin Lamonte [kevin.lamonte@gmail.com]
 * @version 1
 */
package jexer.backend;

import java.util.List;

import jexer.event.TInputEvent;

/**
 * TerminalReader provides keyboard and mouse events.
 */
public interface TerminalReader {

    /**
     * Check if there are events in the queue.
     *
     * @return if true, getEvents() has something to return to the backend
     */
    public boolean hasEvents();

    /**
     * Classes must provide an implementation to get keyboard, mouse, and
     * screen resize events.
     *
     * @param queue list to append new events to
     */
    public void getEvents(List<TInputEvent> queue);

    /**
     * Classes must provide an implementation that closes sockets, restores
     * console, etc.
     */
    public void closeTerminal();

    /**
     * Set listener to a different Object.
     *
     * @param listener the new listening object that run() wakes up on new
     * input
     */
    public void setListener(final Object listener);

    /**
     * Reload options from System properties.
     */
    public void reloadOptions();

}