IActor.cs

//  
//  Author: John Carruthers (johnc@frag-labs.com)
//  
//  Copyright (C) 2013 John Carruthers
//  
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//  a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
//  "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
//  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
//  distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
//  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
//  the following conditions:
//   
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//  included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//   
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//  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
//  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
//  NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
//  LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
//  OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
//  WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
//  
namespace FragLabs.AdjutantOS.API.UI
{
    public interface IActor
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the underlying UI control behind the actor.
        /// </summary>
        object Control { get; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// User interface actor.
    /// Object defined and created in the main domain to update UI for the paired IController.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IActor<TController> : IActor where TController : IController, new()
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the actor's controller.
        /// </summary>
        new TController Controller { get; set; }
    }
}

IController.cs

//  
//  Author: John Carruthers (johnc@frag-labs.com)
//  
//  Copyright (C) 2013 John Carruthers
//  
//  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 the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
//  distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
//  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
//  the following conditions:
//   
//  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
//  included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//   
//  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
//  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
//  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
//  NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
//  LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
//  OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
//  WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
//  
namespace FragLabs.AdjutantOS.API.UI
{
    public interface IController
    {
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// User interface controller.
    /// Object housed in a module's domain to make calls to a paired IActor that updates the UI on the IController's behalf in the main domain.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IController<TActor> : IController where TActor : IActor, new()
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the controller's actor.
        /// </summary>
        TActor Actor { get; set; }
    }
}