/* ===========================================================

 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform

 * ===========================================================

 *

 * (C) Copyright 2000-2004, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.

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 *

 * -----------------

 * ShapeFactory.java

 * -----------------

 * (C) Copyright 2002-2004, by Jeremy Bowman and Contributors.

 *

 * Original Author:  Jeremy Bowman;

 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);

 *

 * $Id: ShapeFactory.java,v 1.1 2004/08/31 14:26:08 mungady Exp $

 *

 * Changes

 * -------

 * 13-May-2002 : Version 1 (JB);

 * 26-Sep-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);

 * 06-Aug-2003 : No longer required, so deprecated (DG);

 *

 */



package org.jfree.chart;



import java.awt.Shape;



/**

 * Interface to be implemented by classes which provide shapes for indicating

 * data points on a Plot.

 * 

 * @deprecated This interface is no longer used, shapes are obtained from the DrawingSupplier.

 *

 * @author Jeremy Bowman

 */

public interface ShapeFactory {



    /**

     * Returns a Shape that can be used in plotting data.  Used in XYPlots.

     *

     * @param series  the index of the series.

     * @param item  the index of the item.

     * @param x  x-coordinate of the item.

     * @param y  y-coordinate of the item.

     * @param scale  the size.

     *

     * @return a Shape that can be used in plotting data.

    */

    public Shape getShape(int series, int item, double x, double y,

                          double scale);



    /**

     * Returns a Shape that can be used in plotting data.  Used in

     * CategoryPlots.

     *

     * @param series  the index of the series.

     * @param category  the category.

     * @param x  x-coordinate of the category.

     * @param y  y-coordinate of the category.

     * @param scale  the size.

     *

     * @return a Shape that can be used in plotting data.

     */

    public Shape getShape(int series, Object category, double x, double y,

                          double scale);



}

