com.install4j.api.screens
Class AbstractInstallerScreen

java.lang.Object
  com.install4j.api.beans.AbstractBean
      com.install4j.api.screens.AbstractInstallerScreen

All Implemented Interfaces:

Bean, InstallerScreen, Screen

public abstract class AbstractInstallerScreen
extends AbstractBean
implements InstallerScreen

Abstract base class for installer screens. All methods that have a reasonable default answer are overridden in the class. This class saves the installer context that is set by the framework and provides a getter for it.

Author:

ej-technologies GmbH

Constructor Summary

AbstractInstallerScreen()

Method Summary

void	activated() Called by the framework just after the screen has been activated.
boolean	cancel() Called when the user clicks the "Cancel" button for this screen.
void	deactivated() Called by the framework just after the screen has been deactivated.
InstallerContext	getInstallerContext() Returns the InstallerContext that the framework has associated with this custom screen in setInstallerContext.
ProgressInterface	getProgressInterface(ProgressInterface defaultProgressInterface) Replace the default prorgess interface for actions with a custom progress interface.
boolean	handleConsole(Console console) Handle the console mode.
boolean	handleUnattended() Handle the unattended mode.
boolean	hasTitlePanel() This method is called by the framework to determine if this screen wants a title area or not.
boolean	isCancelVisible() Returns whether the "Cancel" button is visible or not for this screen.
boolean	isHidden() Returns whether this screen should be hidden.
boolean	isHiddenForNext() Returns whether this screen should be hidden when the user traverses screens in the forward direction.
boolean	isHiddenForPrevious() Returns whether this screen should be hidden when the user traverses screens in the backward direction.
boolean	isNextVisible() Returns whether the "Next" button is visible or not for this screen.
boolean	isPreviousVisible() Returns whether the "Back" button is visible or not for this screen.
boolean	next() Called when the user clicks the "Next" button for this screen.
boolean	previous() Called when the user clicks the "Back" button for this screen.
void	setInstallerContext(InstallerContext context) This method is called by the framework to set the InstallerContext just after the screen has been constructed.
void	willActivate() Called by the framework just before the screen is activated.

Methods inherited from class com.install4j.api.beans.AbstractBean

replaceVariables, replaceVariables, replaceVariables, replaceVariables

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.install4j.api.screens.Screen

createComponent, getSubTitle, getTitle, isFillHorizontal, isFillVertical

Constructor Detail

AbstractInstallerScreen

public AbstractInstallerScreen()

Method Detail

setInstallerContext

public void setInstallerContext(InstallerContext context)

Description copied from interface: InstallerScreen

This method is called by the framework to set the InstallerContext just after the screen has been constructed.

Specified by:

setInstallerContext in interface InstallerScreen

Parameters:

context - the installer context.

isNextVisible

public boolean isNextVisible()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Returns whether the "Next" button is visible or not for this screen. If you just want to disable the button initially, please override activate and invoke setNextButtonEnabled in the WizardContext that is available from the Context in GUI mode.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

Specified by:

isNextVisible in interface Screen

Returns:

true or false. Default is true.

See Also:

WizardContext

isPreviousVisible

public boolean isPreviousVisible()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Returns whether the "Back" button is visible or not for this screen. If you just want to disable the button initially, please override activate and invoke setPreviousButtonEnabled in the WizardContext that is available from the Context in GUI mode.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

Specified by:

isPreviousVisible in interface Screen

Returns:

true or false. Default is true.

See Also:

WizardContext

isCancelVisible

public boolean isCancelVisible()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Returns whether the "Cancel" button is visible or not for this screen. If you just want to disable the button initially, please override activate and invoke setCancelButtonEnabled in the WizardContext that is available from the Context in GUI mode.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

Specified by:

isCancelVisible in interface Screen

Returns:

true or false. Default is true.

See Also:

WizardContext

isHiddenForNext

public boolean isHiddenForNext()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Returns whether this screen should be hidden when the user traverses screens in the forward direction.

This method is also called in console or unattended mode.

Specified by:

isHiddenForNext in interface Screen

Returns:

true or false.

isHiddenForPrevious

public boolean isHiddenForPrevious()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Returns whether this screen should be hidden when the user traverses screens in the backward direction.

This method is also called in console or unattended mode.

Specified by:

isHiddenForPrevious in interface Screen

Returns:

true or false.

activated

public void activated()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Called by the framework just after the screen has been activated. Override this method to perform any special initialization.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

Specified by:

activated in interface Screen

deactivated

public void deactivated()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Called by the framework just after the screen has been deactivated. Override this method to perform any special cleanup.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

Specified by:

deactivated in interface Screen

next

public boolean next()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Called when the user clicks the "Next" button for this screen. You can veto the change to the next screen if you return false.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

Specified by:

next in interface Screen

Returns:

whether the screen change is accepted or not.

previous

public boolean previous()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Called when the user clicks the "Back" button for this screen. You can veto the change to the previous screen if you return false.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

Specified by:

previous in interface Screen

Returns:

whether the screen change is accepted or not.

cancel

public boolean cancel()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Called when the user clicks the "Cancel" button for this screen. You can veto the cancel action if you return false.

Specified by:

cancel in interface Screen

Returns:

whether the cancellation is accepted or not.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

willActivate

public void willActivate()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Called by the framework just before the screen is activated. Override this method to perform any special initialization.

In console or unattended mode, this method is never called.

Specified by:

willActivate in interface Screen

isHidden

public boolean isHidden()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Returns whether this screen should be hidden. If this method returns true, it overrides the results of isHiddenForNext and isHiddenForPrevious.

This method is also called in console or unattended mode.

Specified by:

isHidden in interface Screen

Returns:

true or false.

See Also:

Screen.isHiddenForNext(), Screen.isHiddenForPrevious()

handleUnattended

public boolean handleUnattended()

Description copied from interface: Screen

Handle the unattended mode. This method is called when the screen is traversed in unattended mode. There is no way to interact with the user. This method might be necessary to mirror some behavior from the GUI mode, such as setting installer variables or configuring actions.

Specified by:

handleUnattended in interface Screen

Returns:

whether the installer or uninstaller can proceed with the next screen or whether the process should be cancelled.

handleConsole

public boolean handleConsole(Console console)

Description copied from interface: Screen

Handle the console mode. This method is called when the screen is entered in console mode. You can use the Console object to interact with the user and replicate the GUI functionality on the terminal.

If this screen has a form panel (i.e. hasFormPanel() returns true), you should call FormEnvironment.handleConsole in this method to handle console mode for the contained form components.

Specified by:

handleConsole in interface Screen

Parameters:

console - the Console object

Returns:

whether the installer or uninstaller can proceed with the next screen or whether the process should be cancelled.

See Also:

FormEnvironment.handleConsole(Console)

getProgressInterface

public ProgressInterface getProgressInterface(ProgressInterface defaultProgressInterface)

Description copied from interface: Screen

Replace the default prorgess interface for actions with a custom progress interface. When associated actions are run for a screen, a default progress interface is passed to them. If your screen has the possibility to show progress information, you can return a different progress interface here. Typically you would only implement methods regarding status and detail messages as well as methods that apply to a progress bar, other methods can be delegated to the default progress interface. This is the strategy emplyed by the "Installation screen" and the customizable "Progress screens".

Specified by:

getProgressInterface in interface Screen

Parameters:

defaultProgressInterface - the default progress interface

Returns:

the replaced progress interface

hasTitlePanel

public boolean hasTitlePanel()

Description copied from interface: Screen

This method is called by the framework to determine if this screen wants a title area or not.

Specified by:

hasTitlePanel in interface Screen

Returns:

true or false.

getInstallerContext

public InstallerContext getInstallerContext()

Returns the InstallerContext that the framework has associated with this custom screen in setInstallerContext.

Returns:

the installer context.