| // Copyright 2019 The Fuchsia Authors. All rights reserved. |
| // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be |
| // found in the LICENSE file. |
| |
| library fuchsia.ui.views; |
| |
| /// A View is an interface that a component implements to offer Scenic view(s) |
| /// to its clients. |
| /// |
| /// A Scenic view contains a tree of Scenic graph nodes which is used to render |
| /// a graphical user interface, such as a module, shell, or on-screen keyboard. |
| /// Other Scenic views can be embedded within this tree of nodes. This creates |
| /// a scene graph describing the UI of the entire system, rooted at the |
| /// top-most view. Different processes can contribute branches to the scene |
| /// graph, and their content will be rendered together in a shared space. |
| /// |
| /// # Offering a View |
| /// |
| /// A component that wishes to offer a `View` can do so in one of two ways: |
| /// |
| /// 1. Expose a `View` interface as a service. This is usually done by components |
| /// that provide a single view, or have a clearly defined "main" view. |
| /// In this case, the component may obtain relevant properties for configuring |
| /// the view using services that may be available in its namespace, such as: |
| /// - `fuchsia.intl.PropertyProvider` |
| /// - `fuchsia.accessibility.PropertyProvider` |
| /// |
| /// 2. Offer a domain-specific interface that provides `View`s using a |
| /// `request<View>` parameter. In this case, the component may obtain relevant |
| /// properties for configuring the view using services that may be provided by its |
| /// client as part of the request. |
| /// |
| /// For example, an encyclopedia component might offer a method to expose article views: |
| /// |
| /// GetArticleView(string article_id, |
| /// fuchsia.intl.PropertyProvider intl_properties, |
| /// fuchsia.accessibility.PropertyProvider accessibility_properties, |
| /// request<View> view_request); |
| /// |
| /// This latter case is probably less common, as controlling domain-specific |
| /// views tends to be the job of the component that creates them. |
| /// |
| /// # Presenting a View |
| /// |
| /// A client of the `View` interface will: |
| /// |
| /// 1. Launch (or bind to) the component that provides the interface. |
| /// 2. Connect to the component's `View` interface. |
| /// 3. Call `Present()` to give the `View` an attachment point into the scene graph |
| /// via the `view_token`. Subsequent calls to `Present()` will generate an error |
| /// and cause the connection to be closed. |
| /// |
| /// When the client no longer needs the View, it should disconnect from the |
| /// interface. |
| /// |
| /// NOTE: The client owns the `View` instance and must retain it for the |
| /// lifetime of the UI that it displays. If the `View` instance is destroyed, |
| /// the connection will be dropped and all UI content will be destroyed. |
| /// |
| /// # Implementing a View |
| /// |
| /// On the implementation side, a component that exposes the `View` interface |
| /// has the following responsibilities: |
| /// |
| /// * When `Present()` is called, create a root for the `View`'s content in the |
| /// Scenic scene graph by passing the provided `view_token`. |
| /// * Provide graphical content for the view and attach it to the root. |
| /// * Adjust the appearance and/or contents of the view's content based on |
| /// relevant internationalization and/or accessibility properties as described |
| /// above. |
| /// * Handle user interface events such as touches, key presses, and |
| /// `fuchsia.ui.gfx.ViewProperty` changes using other Scenic interfaces such |
| /// as `fuchsia.ui.Scenic` and `fuchsia.ui.SessionListener`. |
| /// |
| /// See also: `fuchsia.intl.PropertyProvider`, `fuchsia.accessibility.PropertyProvider`. |
| /// |
| /// TODO(SCN-1198): Migrate all implementations of `ViewProvider` to use `View`. |
| [Discoverable] |
| protocol View { |
| |
| /// Provides the View with an attachment point to Scenic's scene graph. |
| /// |
| /// When `Present()` is called the View's implementation should create a |
| /// View resource within Scenic by providing it with the `view_token` (using |
| /// a `fuchsia.ui.gfx.CreateResourceCmd` and `fuchsia.ui.gfx.ViewArgs`). |
| /// |
| /// Then the implementation should attach its graphical content to the |
| /// newly-created View resource using a `fuchsia.ui.gfx.AddChildCmd`. |
| /// |
| /// If the implementation already owns a View resource (because `Present()` |
| /// had already been called before), then it should terminate the connection |
| /// with an error. |
| /// |
| /// TODO(SCN-1271): Allow re-parenting `View`s with a new `Present()` call. |
| [Transitional] |
| Present(ViewToken view_token); |
| }; |