1 package org.molwind.chemical.view;
2
3 /*
4 * This file is part of Molwind.
5 *
6 * Molwind is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 * (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * Molwind is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with Molwind. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 */
19
20 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
21
22 import org.molwind.chemical.model.ChemicalEntity;
23 import org.openscience.cdk.exception.CDKException;
24
25 /**
26 * MoleculeRenderer implementations create drawings of molecules.
27 *
28 * @author <a href="mailto:oliver.karch@molwind.org">Oliver Karch</a>
29 * @version 1.0
30 */
31 public interface MoleculeRenderer {
32
33 /**
34 * Returns a graphical representation of a molecule.
35 *
36 * @param chemicalEntity
37 * the chemical entity
38 * @return
39 * a buffered image depicting the molecule
40 * @throws org.openscience.cdk.exception.CDKException
41 * is thrown upon CDK error
42 */
43 BufferedImage getImage(ChemicalEntity chemicalEntity)
44 throws CDKException;
45
46 }