// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
using System.ComponentModel;
 
namespace System.Drawing.Design;
 
/// <summary>
///  Provides an interface to manage the images, ToolTips, and event handlers for the properties of a
///  component displayed in a property browser.
/// </summary>
public interface IPropertyValueUIService
{
    ///  <summary>
    ///   Adds or removes an <see cref="EventHandler"/> that will be invoked when the global list
    ///   of <see cref="PropertyValueUIItem"/> is modified.
    ///  </summary>
    event EventHandler? PropertyUIValueItemsChanged;
 
    /// <summary>
    ///  Adds the specified <see cref="PropertyValueUIHandler" /> to this service.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="newHandler">The UI handler to add. </param>
    void AddPropertyValueUIHandler(PropertyValueUIHandler newHandler);
 
    /// <summary>
    ///  Gets the <see cref="PropertyValueUIItem" /> objects that match the specified context
    ///  and property descriptor characteristics.
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>An array of <see cref="PropertyValueUIItem" /> objects that match the specified parameters.</returns>
    /// <param name="context">
    ///  An <see cref="ITypeDescriptorContext" /> that can be used to gain additional context information.
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="propDesc">
    ///  A <see cref="PropertyDescriptor" /> that indicates the property to match with the properties to return.
    /// </param>
    PropertyValueUIItem[] GetPropertyUIValueItems(ITypeDescriptorContext context, PropertyDescriptor propDesc);
 
    /// <summary>
    ///  Notifies the <see cref="IPropertyValueUIService"/> implementation that the
    ///  global list of <see cref="PropertyValueUIItem"/> has been modified.
    /// </summary>
    void NotifyPropertyValueUIItemsChanged();
 
    /// <summary>
    ///  Removes a <see cref="PropertyValueUIHandler"/> from this service.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="newHandler">The handler to remove.</param>
    void RemovePropertyValueUIHandler(PropertyValueUIHandler newHandler);
}