org.apache.fop.layoutmgr

## Class AbstractBreaker

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.AbstractBreaker

Direct Known Subclasses:
  LocalBreaker, PageBreaker

    public abstract class AbstractBreaker
    extends Object

Abstract base class for breakers (page breakers, static region handlers etc.).

### Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
`static class` `AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence` Helper class, extending the functionality of the basic `BlockKnuthSequence`.
`static class` `AbstractBreaker.FloatPosition`
`static class` `AbstractBreaker.PageBreakPosition` A page break position.

### Field Summary

Fields
`protected int` `alignment` desired text alignment
`protected int` `blockListIndex` blockListIndex of the current BlockSequence in blockLists
`protected List<AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence>` `blockLists`
`protected List<ListElement>` `firstElementsForRestart`
`protected MinOptMax` `footnoteSeparatorLength` footnote separator length
`protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log` `log` logging instance
`protected LayoutManager` `originalRestartAtLM`
`protected Position` `positionAtBreak`
`protected PageSequenceLayoutManager` `pslm`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`AbstractBreaker()`

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
`protected void` `addAreas(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg, int partCount, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList)` Phase 3 of Knuth algorithm: Adds the areas
`protected void` `addAreas(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg, int startPart, int partCount, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList)`
`protected void` `addAreas(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg, int startPart, int partCount, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList, LayoutContext childLC)` Phase 3 of Knuth algorithm: Adds the areas
`protected abstract void` `addAreas(PositionIterator posIter, LayoutContext context)` Tell the layout manager to add all the child areas implied by Position objects which will be returned by the Iterator.
`protected void` `addAreasForFloats(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg, int startPart, int partCount, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList, LayoutContext childLC, int lastBreak, int startElementIndex, int endElementIndex)`
`protected boolean` `containsNonRestartableLM(Position position)` Returns `true` if the given position or one of its descendants corresponds to a non-restartable LM.
`protected LayoutContext` `createLayoutContext()` Creates the top-level LayoutContext for the breaker operation.
`protected PageBreakingAlgorithm.PageBreakingLayoutListener` `createLayoutListener()` Creates and returns a PageBreakingLayoutListener for the PageBreakingAlgorithm to notify about layout problems.
`boolean` `doLayout(int flowBPD, boolean autoHeight)` Starts the page breaking process.
`protected abstract void` `doPhase3(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg, int partCount, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList)` Phase 3 of Knuth algorithm: Adds the areas
`protected abstract void` `finishPart(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg, AbstractBreaker.PageBreakPosition pbp)` Finish part.
`protected abstract LayoutManager` `getCurrentChildLM()`
`protected abstract int` `getCurrentDisplayAlign()`
`protected int` `getNextBlockList(LayoutContext childLC, int nextSequenceStartsOn)` Gets the next block list (sequence) and adds it to a list of block lists if it's not empty.
`protected int` `getNextBlockList(LayoutContext childLC, int nextSequenceStartsOn, Position positionAtIPDChange, LayoutManager restartAtLM, List<ListElement> firstElements)` Gets the next block list (sequence) and adds it to a list of block lists if it's not empty.
`protected abstract List<ListElement>` `getNextKnuthElements(LayoutContext context, int alignment)` Get a sequence of KnuthElements representing the content of the node assigned to the LM
`protected List<ListElement>` `getNextKnuthElements(LayoutContext context, int alignment, Position positionAtIPDChange, LayoutManager restartAtLM)` Get a sequence of KnuthElements representing the content of the node assigned to the LM
`protected PageProvider` `getPageProvider()` Returns the PageProvider if any.
`protected abstract LayoutManager` `getTopLevelLM()`
`protected void` `handleEmptyContent()` This method is called when no content is available for a part.
`protected int` `handleFloatLayout(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg, int optimalPageCount, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence blockList, LayoutContext childLC)`
`protected int` `handleSpanChange(LayoutContext childLC, int nextSequenceStartsOn)` Handles span changes reported through the `LayoutContext`.
`protected abstract boolean` `hasMoreContent()`
`boolean` `isEmpty()`
`protected boolean` `isPartOverflowRecoveryActivated()` Controls the behaviour of the algorithm in cases where the first element of a part overflows a line/page.
`protected boolean` `isSinglePartFavored()`
`protected boolean` `lastPageHasIPDChange(int optimalPageCount)`
`protected void` `observeElementList(List elementList)` Used for debugging purposes.
`protected void` `prepareToRedoLayout(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg, int partCount, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList, AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList)`
`protected boolean` `shouldRedoLayout()`
`protected void` `startPart(AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence list, int breakClass, boolean emptyContent)` Start part.
`protected void` `updateLayoutContext(LayoutContext context)` Used to update the LayoutContext in subclasses prior to starting a new element list.
`protected boolean` `wasLayoutRedone()`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### log

    protected static final org.apache.commons.logging.Log log

logging instance

#### originalRestartAtLM

    protected LayoutManager originalRestartAtLM

#### positionAtBreak

    protected Position positionAtBreak

#### firstElementsForRestart

    protected List<ListElement> firstElementsForRestart

#### pslm

    protected PageSequenceLayoutManager pslm

#### blockLists

    protected List<AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence> blockLists

#### blockListIndex

    protected int blockListIndex

blockListIndex of the current BlockSequence in blockLists

#### alignment

    protected int alignment

desired text alignment

#### footnoteSeparatorLength

    protected MinOptMax footnoteSeparatorLength

footnote separator length

### Constructor Detail

#### AbstractBreaker

    public AbstractBreaker()

### Method Detail

#### getCurrentDisplayAlign

    protected abstract int getCurrentDisplayAlign()

Returns:
  current display alignment

#### hasMoreContent

    protected abstract boolean hasMoreContent()

Returns:
  true if content not exhausted

#### addAreas

    protected abstract void addAreas(PositionIterator posIter,
                                     LayoutContext context)

Tell the layout manager to add all the child areas implied by Position objects which will be returned by the Iterator.

Parameters:
  `posIter` - the position iterator
  `context` - the context

#### getTopLevelLM

    protected abstract LayoutManager getTopLevelLM()

Returns:
  top level layout manager

#### getCurrentChildLM

    protected abstract LayoutManager getCurrentChildLM()

Returns:
  current child layout manager

#### isPartOverflowRecoveryActivated

    protected boolean isPartOverflowRecoveryActivated()

Controls the behaviour of the algorithm in cases where the first element of a part overflows a line/page.

Returns:
  true if the algorithm should try to send the element to the next line/page.

#### isSinglePartFavored

    protected boolean isSinglePartFavored()

Returns:
  true if one a single part should be produced if possible (ex. for block-containers)

#### getPageProvider

    protected PageProvider getPageProvider()

Returns the PageProvider if any. PageBreaker overrides this method because each page may have a different available BPD which needs to be accessible to the breaking algorithm.

Returns:
  the applicable PageProvider, or null if not applicable

#### createLayoutListener

    protected PageBreakingAlgorithm.PageBreakingLayoutListener createLayoutListener()

Creates and returns a PageBreakingLayoutListener for the PageBreakingAlgorithm to notify about layout problems.

Returns:
  the listener instance or null if no notifications are needed

#### getNextKnuthElements

    protected abstract List<ListElement> getNextKnuthElements(LayoutContext context,
                                                              int alignment)

Get a sequence of KnuthElements representing the content of the node assigned to the LM

Parameters:
  `context` - the LayoutContext used to store layout information
  `alignment` - the desired text alignment
Returns:
  the list of KnuthElements

#### getNextKnuthElements

    protected List<ListElement> getNextKnuthElements(LayoutContext context,
                                                     int alignment,
                                                     Position positionAtIPDChange,
                                                     LayoutManager restartAtLM)

Get a sequence of KnuthElements representing the content of the node assigned to the LM

Parameters:
  `context` - the LayoutContext used to store layout information
  `alignment` - the desired text alignment
  `positionAtIPDChange` - last element on the part before an IPD change
  `restartAtLM` - the layout manager from which to restart, if IPD change occurs between two LMs
Returns:
  the list of KnuthElements

#### isEmpty

    public boolean isEmpty()

Returns:
  true if there's no content that could be handled.

#### startPart

    protected void startPart(AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence list,
                             int breakClass,
                             boolean emptyContent)

Start part.

Parameters:
  `list` - a block sequence
  `breakClass` - a break class

#### handleEmptyContent

    protected void handleEmptyContent()

This method is called when no content is available for a part. Used to force empty pages.

#### finishPart

    protected abstract void finishPart(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg,
                                       AbstractBreaker.PageBreakPosition pbp)

Finish part.

Parameters:
  `alg` - a page breaking algorithm
  `pbp` - a page break posittion

#### createLayoutContext

    protected LayoutContext createLayoutContext()

Creates the top-level LayoutContext for the breaker operation.

Returns:
  the top-level LayoutContext

#### updateLayoutContext

    protected void updateLayoutContext(LayoutContext context)

Used to update the LayoutContext in subclasses prior to starting a new element list.

Parameters:
  `context` - the LayoutContext to update

#### observeElementList

    protected void observeElementList(List elementList)

Used for debugging purposes. Notifies all registered observers about the element list. Override to set different parameters.

Parameters:
  `elementList` - the Knuth element list

#### doLayout

    public boolean doLayout(int flowBPD,
                            boolean autoHeight)

Starts the page breaking process.

Parameters:
  `flowBPD` - the constant available block-progression-dimension (used for every part)
  `autoHeight` - true if warnings about overflows should be disabled because the the BPD is really undefined (for footnote-separators, for example)

#### containsNonRestartableLM

    protected boolean containsNonRestartableLM(Position position)

Returns `true` if the given position or one of its descendants corresponds to a non-restartable LM.

Parameters:
  `position` - a position
Returns:
  `true` if there is a non-restartable LM in the hierarchy

#### doPhase3

    protected abstract void doPhase3(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg,
                                     int partCount,
                                     AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList,
                                     AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList)

Phase 3 of Knuth algorithm: Adds the areas

Parameters:
  `alg` - PageBreakingAlgorithm instance which determined the breaks
  `partCount` - number of parts (pages) to be rendered
  `originalList` - original Knuth element list
  `effectiveList` - effective Knuth element list (after adjustments)

#### addAreas

    protected void addAreas(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg,
                            int partCount,
                            AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList,
                            AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList)

Phase 3 of Knuth algorithm: Adds the areas

Parameters:
  `alg` - PageBreakingAlgorithm instance which determined the breaks
  `partCount` - number of parts (pages) to be rendered
  `originalList` - original Knuth element list
  `effectiveList` - effective Knuth element list (after adjustments)

#### addAreas

    protected void addAreas(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg,
                            int startPart,
                            int partCount,
                            AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList,
                            AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList)

#### addAreas

    protected void addAreas(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg,
                            int startPart,
                            int partCount,
                            AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList,
                            AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList,
                            LayoutContext childLC)

Phase 3 of Knuth algorithm: Adds the areas

Parameters:
  `alg` - PageBreakingAlgorithm instance which determined the breaks
  `startPart` - index of the first part (page) to be rendered
  `partCount` - number of parts (pages) to be rendered
  `originalList` - original Knuth element list
  `effectiveList` - effective Knuth element list (after adjustments)

#### handleSpanChange

    protected int handleSpanChange(LayoutContext childLC,
                                   int nextSequenceStartsOn)

Handles span changes reported through the `LayoutContext`. Only used by the PSLM and called by `getNextBlockList()`.

Parameters:
  `childLC` - the LayoutContext
  `nextSequenceStartsOn` - previous value for break handling
Returns:
  effective value for break handling

#### getNextBlockList

    protected int getNextBlockList(LayoutContext childLC,
                                   int nextSequenceStartsOn)

Gets the next block list (sequence) and adds it to a list of block lists if it's not empty.

Parameters:
  `childLC` - LayoutContext to use
  `nextSequenceStartsOn` - indicates on what page the next sequence should start
Returns:
  the page on which the next content should appear after a hard break

#### getNextBlockList

    protected int getNextBlockList(LayoutContext childLC,
                                   int nextSequenceStartsOn,
                                   Position positionAtIPDChange,
                                   LayoutManager restartAtLM,
                                   List<ListElement> firstElements)

Gets the next block list (sequence) and adds it to a list of block lists if it's not empty.

Parameters:
  `childLC` - LayoutContext to use
  `nextSequenceStartsOn` - indicates on what page the next sequence should start
  `positionAtIPDChange` - last element on the part before an IPD change
  `restartAtLM` - the layout manager from which to restart, if IPD change occurs between two LMs
  `firstElements` - elements from non-restartable LMs on the new page
Returns:
  the page on which the next content should appear after a hard break

#### shouldRedoLayout

    protected boolean shouldRedoLayout()

#### prepareToRedoLayout

    protected void prepareToRedoLayout(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg,
                                       int partCount,
                                       AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList,
                                       AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList)

#### wasLayoutRedone

    protected boolean wasLayoutRedone()

#### lastPageHasIPDChange

    protected boolean lastPageHasIPDChange(int optimalPageCount)

#### handleFloatLayout

    protected int handleFloatLayout(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg,
                                    int optimalPageCount,
                                    AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence blockList,
                                    LayoutContext childLC)

#### addAreasForFloats

    protected void addAreasForFloats(org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PageBreakingAlgorithm alg,
                                     int startPart,
                                     int partCount,
                                     AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence originalList,
                                     AbstractBreaker.BlockSequence effectiveList,
                                     LayoutContext childLC,
                                     int lastBreak,
                                     int startElementIndex,
                                     int endElementIndex)