Package org.cytoscape.view.layout

Interface CyLayoutAlgorithm

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractLayoutAlgorithm
public interface CyLayoutAlgorithm
A task factory specifically for layout algorithms.

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (SPI Interface): We expect that this interface will be implemented. Therefore to maintain backwards compatibility this interface will only be modified for major version updates.

Module: layout-api

To use this in your app, include the following dependency in your POM:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.cytoscape</groupId>
    <artifactId>layout-api</artifactId>
</dependency>

  • Field Details

    • ALL_NODE_VIEWS

      static final Set<View<CyNode>> ALL_NODE_VIEWS
      A convenience declaration for an empty set signifying that all node views should be laid out when creating the task iterator.

  • Method Details

    • createTaskIterator

      TaskIterator createTaskIterator(CyNetworkView networkView, Object layoutContext, Set<View<CyNode>> nodesToLayOut, String layoutAttribute)
      Creates a task iterator containing the layout tasks.
      Parameters:
      networkView - The network view that the layout algorithm should be applied to.
      layoutContext - The layout context for this layout algorithm.
      nodesToLayOut - The set of node views to layout.
      layoutAttribute - The possibly null name of the attribute to use for this layout.
      Returns:
      taskIterator contains layout tasks.

    • isReady

      boolean isReady(CyNetworkView networkView, Object layoutContext, Set<View<CyNode>> nodesToLayOut, String layoutAttribute)
      Returns true if the task factory is ready to produce a task iterator.
      Parameters:
      networkView - The network view that the layout algorithm should be applied to.
      layoutContext - The layout context for this layout algorithm.
      nodesToLayOut - The set of node views to layout.
      layoutAttribute - The possibly null name of the attribute to use for this layout.
      Returns:
      true if the task factory is ready to produce a task iterator.

    • createLayoutContext

      Object createLayoutContext()
      Returns a new layout context object. This method can be used to create custom configurations for layouts.
      Returns:
      a new layout context object.

    • getDefaultLayoutContext

      Object getDefaultLayoutContext()
      Returns the default instance of the layout context. This is the default layout configuration used in most cases.
      Returns:
      the default instance of the layout context.

    • getSupportedNodeAttributeTypes

      Set<Class<?>> getSupportedNodeAttributeTypes()
      Returns the set of node attribute types potentially used by this layout algorithm. May (and frequently will) return an empty set.
      Returns:
      types of allowable attribute types.

    • getSupportedEdgeAttributeTypes

      Set<Class<?>> getSupportedEdgeAttributeTypes()
      Returns the set of node attribute types potentially used by this layout algorithm. May (and frequently will) return an empty set.
      Returns:
      types of allowable attribute types.

    • getSupportsSelectedOnly

      boolean getSupportsSelectedOnly()
      Returns true if this algorithm supports being applied to only the currently selected nodes.
      Returns:
      true if this algorithm supports being applied to only the currently selected nodes.

    • getName

      String getName()
      Returns the computer-readable name of the layout. To get a human readable name, use toString().
      Returns:
      The computer-readable name of the layout.

    • toString

      String toString()
      Returns the human-readable name of the layout.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      The human-readable name of the layout.