using System.Drawing;
namespace Netron.Diagramming.Core {
  /// <summary>
  /// This interface describes the public members of a connector
  /// </summary>
  public interface IConnector : IDiagramEntity {
    #region Properties
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the point at which the connector is located
    /// </summary>
    Point Point { get; set; }
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the connector to which this connector is attached to
    /// </summary>
    IConnector AttachedTo { get; set; }
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the connectors (if any) attached to this connector
    /// </summary>
    CollectionBase<IConnector> AttachedConnectors { get; }
    #endregion

    #region Methods
    /// <summary>
    /// Attaches the given connector to this one
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="child">The child connector to attach.</param>		
    void AttachConnector(IConnector child);

    /// <summary>
    /// Detaches the given connector from this connector.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="child">The child connector to detach.</param>        
    void DetachConnector(IConnector child);

    /// <summary>
    /// Detaches from its parent (if any).
    /// </summary>
    void DetachFromParent();

    /// <summary>
    /// Attaches to another connector
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="parent">The new parent connector.</param>        
    void AttachTo(IConnector parent);
    #endregion
  }
}