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package org.apache.batik.svggen;

import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImageOp;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Defines the interface for classes that are able to convert
 * a BufferedImageOp filter.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:vincent.hardy@eng.sun.com">Vincent Hardy</a>
 * @version $Id: SVGFilterConverter.java,v 1.7 2005/03/27 08:58:35 cam Exp $
 * @see           org.apache.batik.svggen.SVGFilterDescriptor
 */
public interface SVGFilterConverter extends SVGSyntax {
    /**
     * Converts a Java 2D API BufferedImageOp into
     * a set of attribute/value pairs and related definitions
     *
     * @param filter BufferedImageOp filter to be converted
     * @param filterRect Rectangle, in device space, that defines the area
     *        to which filtering applies. May be null, meaning that the
     *        area is undefined.
     * @return descriptor of the attributes required to represent
     *         the input filter
     * @see org.apache.batik.svggen.SVGFilterDescriptor
     */
    public SVGFilterDescriptor toSVG(BufferedImageOp filter, Rectangle filterRect);

    /**
     * @return set of definitions referenced by the attribute
     *         values created by the implementation since its
     *         creation. The return value should never be null.
     *         If no definition is needed, an empty set should be
     *         returned.
     */
    public List getDefinitionSet();
}
