content: /*
   * Created on Dec 22, 2007
   *
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
   * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
   *
   * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
   *
   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
   * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
   * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
   *
   * Copyright @2007-2013 the original author or authors.
   */
  package org.fest.swing.format;
  
  import java.awt.Component;
  
  import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
  
  import org.fest.swing.annotation.RunsInCurrentThread;
  
  /**
   * Returns a {@code String} representation of a given AWT or Swing {@code Component}.
   *
   * @author Alex Ruiz
   */
  public interface ComponentFormatter {
    /**
     * Returns a {@code String} representation of the given AWT or Swing {@code Component}.
     *
     * @param c the given {@code Component}.
     * @return a {@code String} representation of the given {@code Component}.
     */
    @RunsInCurrentThread
    @Nonnull String format(@Nonnull Component c);
  
    /**
     * Returns the type of AWT or Swing {@code Component} this formatter supports.
     *
     * @return the type of {@code Component} this formatter supports.
     */
    @Nonnull Class<? extends Component> targetType();
  }
  