ImageManager

de.topobyte.jeography.tiles.manager

Interface ImageManager<T,D>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of things this manager provides images for.

D - the type of data.

All Known Subinterfaces:

PriorityImageManager<T,D,P>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractImageManager
```
public interface ImageManager<T,D>
```

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addLoadListener(LoadListener<T,D> listener)`
`void`	`destroy()` Destroy this manager and release all resources occupied
`D`	`get(T thing)` Get the image for the given thing.
`void`	`removeLoadListener(LoadListener<T,D> listener)`
`void`	`setCacheHintMinimumSize(int size)` Let the implementation optimize the cache by having a minimum size.
`void`	`willNeed(T thing)` Notify the manager that the specified thing will be needed soon.

- Method Detail
  - get
```
D get(T thing)
```
    Get the image for the given thing.
    
    Parameters:
    
    thing - the thing to get an image for.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of BufferedImage
  - willNeed
```
void willNeed(T thing)
```
    Notify the manager that the specified thing will be needed soon. This methods should be called before actually calling get subsequently for more than one item so that the manager may be able to reorganize its structures to not throwing out things out of its cache that are known to be used soon.
    
    Parameters:
    
    thing - the thing you need to use soon.
  - addLoadListener
```
void addLoadListener(LoadListener<T,D> listener)
```
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the listener to add.
  - removeLoadListener
```
void removeLoadListener(LoadListener<T,D> listener)
```
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the listener to remove.
  - destroy
```
void destroy()
```
    Destroy this manager and release all resources occupied
  - setCacheHintMinimumSize
```
void setCacheHintMinimumSize(int size)
```
    Let the implementation optimize the cache by having a minimum size.