/* Date: 18.11.2017, Time: 1:43 */

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.ComponentModel;

namespace IllidanS4.SharpUtils.ObjectModel

{

/// <summary>

/// Designates an object whose state may be incomplete.

/// </summary>

public interface ICompletable

{

/// <summary>

/// Returns true if the object is in the completed state, or false if some properties aren't completed yet.

/// </summary>

bool IsCompleted{get;}

/// <summary>

/// Completes all properties of the object.

/// </summary>

void Complete();

/// <summary>

/// Registers an action which shall be invoked when a property is completed.

/// </summary>

/// <param name="property">The property whose value should be obtained.</param>

/// <param name="valueReceiver">The action that receives the value of the property when it is completed.</param>

void RegisterReceiver<T>(Partial<T> property, Action<T> valueReceiver);

/// <summary>

/// Resumes the completion of the object until the specified property is completed.

/// </summary>

/// <param name="property">The property whose value should be obtained.</param>

/// <returns></returns>

T WaitForProperty<T>(Partial<T> property);

/// <summary>

/// Checks if this instance contains the specified completable property.

/// </summary>

/// <param name="property">The property that should be checked.</param>

/// <returns>True if this instance contains the property, false otherwise.</returns>

bool ContainsProperty<T>(Partial<T> property);

}

}