reader: sync/async work

[fanfix.git] / src / be / nikiroo / fanfix / reader / Reader.java

diff --git a/src/be/nikiroo/fanfix/reader/Reader.java b/src/be/nikiroo/fanfix/reader/Reader.java
index f98f12c53f0c21b811341bc79703799bbc646080..b001e304842f4956095050160d5bf65b8795d3f3 100644 (file)
--- a/src/be/nikiroo/fanfix/reader/Reader.java
+++ b/src/be/nikiroo/fanfix/reader/Reader.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public interface Reader {
                GUI,
                /** A text (UTF-8) reader with menu and text windows */
                TUI,
+               /** A GUI reader implemented with the Android framework */
+               ANDROID,
 
                ;
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ public interface Reader {
                                return pkg + "tui.TuiReader";
                        case GUI:
                                return pkg + "ui.GuiReader";
+                       case ANDROID:
+                               return pkg + "android.AndroidReader";
                        }
 
                        return null;
@@ -126,11 +130,15 @@ public interface Reader {
        /**
         * Start the {@link Story} Reading.
         * 
+        * @param sync
+        *            execute the process synchronously (wait until it is terminated
+        *            before returning)
+        * 
         * @throws IOException
         *             in case of I/O error or if the {@link Story} was not
         *             previously set
         */
-       public void read() throws IOException;
+       public void read(boolean sync) throws IOException;
 
        /**
         * The selected chapter to start reading at (starting at 1, 0 = description,
@@ -152,6 +160,8 @@ public interface Reader {
        /**
         * Start the reader in browse mode for the given source (or pass NULL for
         * all sources).
+        * <p>
+        * Note that this must be a <b>synchronous</b> action.
         * 
         * @param source
         *            the type of {@link Story} to take into account, or NULL for
@@ -160,16 +170,20 @@ public interface Reader {
        public void browse(String source);
 
        /**
-        * Open the {@link Story} with an external reader (the program will be
+        * Open the {@link Story} with an external reader (the program should be
         * passed the main file associated with this {@link Story}).
         * 
         * @param lib
         *            the {@link BasicLibrary} to select the {@link Story} from
         * @param luid
         *            the {@link Story} LUID
+        * @param sync
+        *            execute the process synchronously (wait until it is terminated
+        *            before returning)
         * 
         * @throws IOException
         *             in case of I/O error
         */
-       public void openExternal(BasicLibrary lib, String luid) throws IOException;
+       public void openExternal(BasicLibrary lib, String luid, boolean sync)
+                       throws IOException;
 }