cvm.uci.ui.gui.creator
Class CVMShell

java.lang.Object
  cvm.uci.ui.gui.creator.CVMShell

public class CVMShell
extends java.lang.Object

This class is the main controller of all the GUIs inside CVM. It is in charge of creating all the GUI composites such as Login and the DashBoard. It also handles the switch between such views. Date: January 30, 2010

Author:

Frank Hernandez, The Fallen of CVM

Nested Class Summary

static class

CVMShell.CVM_GU_INTERFACES

Method Summary

void	close() This method closes the entire CVM GUI.
void	expandView() This method returns the GUI from the collapsed view to the previously open GUI.
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite	getCurrentGUI()
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display	getDisplay()
static CVMShell	getInstance() Regular Singleton implementation.
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell	getShell()
void	handleEvent(int eventID, java.util.Properties props)
void	hideView() This method hides the currently active GUI and displays the Collapsed GUI.
void	init() This method initializes the CVM GUI.
void	openDashBoard() This method deallocates any existing GUIs and opens the DashBoard.
void	openLogin() This method disposes of any axisting GUIs and opens the Login GUI.
void	refreshDashBoard()
void	toggleDashBoard()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static CVMShell getInstance()

Regular Singleton implementation.

Returns:

Singleton instance

init

public void init()

This method initializes the CVM GUI. It must be called in order to open the the CVM GUI.

hideView

public void hideView()

This method hides the currently active GUI and displays the Collapsed GUI.

handleEvent

public void handleEvent(int eventID,
                        java.util.Properties props)

openDashBoard

public void openDashBoard()

This method deallocates any existing GUIs and opens the DashBoard.

openLogin

public void openLogin()

This method disposes of any axisting GUIs and opens the Login GUI.

refreshDashBoard

public void refreshDashBoard()

toggleDashBoard

public void toggleDashBoard()

close

public void close()

This method closes the entire CVM GUI.

expandView

public void expandView()

This method returns the GUI from the collapsed view to the previously open GUI.

getShell

public org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell getShell()

getCurrentGUI

public org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite getCurrentGUI()

getDisplay

public org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display getDisplay()