widgetapi

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Overview

Package widgetapi defines the API of a widget on the dashboard.

Index

• type Options
• type Widget

Types

type Options

type Options struct {
	// Ratio allows a widget to request a canvas whose size will always have
	// the specified ratio of width:height (Ratio.X:Ratio.Y).
	// The zero value i.e. image.Point{0, 0} indicates that the widget accepts
	// canvas of any ratio.
	Ratio image.Point

	// MinimumSize allows a widget to specify the smallest allowed canvas size.
	// If the terminal size and/or splits cause the assigned canvas to be
	// smaller than this, the widget will be skipped. I.e. The Draw() method
	// won't be called until a resize above the specified minimum.
	MinimumSize image.Point

	// MaximumSize allows a widget to specify the largest allowed canvas size.
	// If the terminal size and/or splits cause the assigned canvas to be larger
	// than this, the widget will only receive a canvas of this size within its
	// container. Setting any of the two coordinates to zero indicates
	// unlimited.
	MaximumSize image.Point

	// WantKeyboard allows a widget to request keyboard events.
	// If false, keyboard events won't be forwarded to the widget.
	// If true, the widget receives keyboard events if its container is
	// focused.
	WantKeyboard bool

	// WantMouse allows a widget to request mouse events.
	// If false, mouse events won't be forwarded to the widget.
	// If true, the widget receives all mouse events whose coordinates fall
	// within its canvas.
	WantMouse bool
}

Options contains registration options for a widget. This is how the widget indicates its needs to the infrastructure.

type Widget

type Widget interface {
	// When the infrastructure calls Draw(), the widget must block on the call
	// until it finishes drawing onto the provided canvas. When given the
	// canvas, the widget must first determine its size by calling
	// Canvas.Size(), then limit all its drawing to this area.
	//
	// The widget must not assume that the size of the canvas or its content
	// remains the same between calls.
	Draw(cvs *canvas.Canvas) error

	// Keyboard is called when the widget is focused on the dashboard and a key
	// shortcut the widget registered for was pressed. Only called if the widget
	// registered for keyboard events.
	Keyboard(k *terminalapi.Keyboard) error

	// Mouse is called when the widget is focused on the dashboard and a mouse
	// event happens on its canvas. Only called if the widget registered for mouse
	// events.
	Mouse(m *terminalapi.Mouse) error

	// Options returns registration options for the widget.
	// This is how the widget indicates to the infrastructure whether it is
	// interested in keyboard or mouse shortcuts, what is its minimum canvas
	// size, etc.
	//
	// Most widgets will return statically compiled options (minimum and
	// maximum size, etc.). If the returned options depend on the runtime state
	// of the widget (e.g. the user data provided to the widget), the widget
	// must protect against a case where the infrastructure calls the Draw
	// method with a canvas that doesn't meet the requested options. This is
	// because the data in the widget might change between calls to Options and
	// Draw.
	Options() Options
}

Widget is a single widget on the dashboard. Implementations must be thread safe.