using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace TBF.BenchControl.Generic
{
	public interface IComponentFactory
	{
		string ClassName { get; }			/// Name of the class of components (for instance "Valve")

		/// <summary>
		/// Max. number of components of this class in the system: 1, some integer value or int.MaxValue
		/// </summary>
		int MaxCount { get; }

		/// <summary>
		/// Returns the default configuration
		/// </summary>
        IComponentCfg DefaultConfig(IList<Entities.Component> components);

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the UserControl used inside ComponentConfigForm to display and edit the configuration
        /// </summary>
        IComponentCfgCtrl CreateCfgCtrl();

		/// <summary>
		/// Returns the component
		/// </summary>
		IComponent ComponentFromCmpntCfg(IComponentCfg config, IList<Generic.IComponent> components);

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts an Entities.Component object into an instance of an appropriate class implementing IComponentCfg
        /// </summary>
        IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Entities.Component component);


		void ResetStaticProperties();
	}
}