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package java.awt.image;

import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;

/**
 * An operation that is performed on one <code>BufferedImage</code> (the 
 * source) producing a new <code>BufferedImage</code> (the destination).
 */
public interface BufferedImageOp
{
  /**
   * Performs an operation on the source image, returning the result in a
   * <code>BufferedImage</code>.  If <code>dest</code> is <code>null</code>, a 
   * new <code>BufferedImage</code> will be created by calling the
   * {@link #createCompatibleDestImage} method.  If <code>dest</code>
   * is not <code>null</code>, the result is written to <code>dest</code> then 
   * returned (this avoids creating a new <code>BufferedImage</code> each 
   * time this method is called).
   * 
   * @param src  the source image.
   * @param dst  the destination image (<code>null</code> permitted).
   * 
   * @return The filterd image.
   */
  BufferedImage filter(BufferedImage src, BufferedImage dst);
  
  /**
   * Returns the bounds of the destination image on the basis of this
   * <code>BufferedImageOp</code> being applied to the specified source image.
   * 
   * @param src  the source image.
   * 
   * @return The destination bounds.
   */
  Rectangle2D getBounds2D(BufferedImage src);
  
  /**
   * Returns a new <code>BufferedImage</code> that can be used by this 
   * <code>BufferedImageOp</code> as the destination image when filtering 
   * the specified source image.
   * 
   * @param src  the source image.
   * @param dstCM  the color model for the destination image.
   * 
   * @return A new image that can be used as the destination image.
   */
  BufferedImage createCompatibleDestImage(BufferedImage src, ColorModel dstCM);
  
  /**
   * Returns the point on the destination image that corresponds to the given
   * point on the source image.
   * 
   * @param src  the source point.
   * @param dst  the destination point (<code>null</code> permitted).
   * 
   * @return The destination point.
   */
  Point2D getPoint2D(Point2D src, Point2D dst);
  
  /**
   * Returns the rendering hints for this operation.
   * 
   * @return The rendering hints.
   */
  RenderingHints getRenderingHints();
  
}