sdk/fidl/fuchsia.ui.annotation/annotation.fidl

// Copyright 2019 The Fuchsia Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

library fuchsia.ui.annotation;

using fuchsia.ui.views;

enum Error {
    // |ViewRef| is invalid.
    VIEWREF_INVALID = 1;

    // Provided |ViewRef| doesn't refer to an existing |View|.
    VIEW_DOES_NOT_EXIST = 2;

    // Failed when creating annotation |ViewHolder|.
    VIEWHOLDER_CREATION_FAILED = 3;
};

/// Annotation allows a privileged client service to create an "annotation"
/// |ViewHolder|, linked with an annotation |View| drawn within the View-space
/// of the existing client |View|.
[Discoverable]
protocol Registry {
    /// Creates a new annotation |ViewHolder|, which can be linked to the
    /// annotation |View| which renders within the existing client's View-space
    /// without that client's knowledge.
    ///
    /// The client should create a |ViewToken| / |ViewHolderToken| pair, pass
    /// the |ViewHolderToken| as an argument to this function to create the
    /// annotation |ViewHolder|, and create an annotation |View| in its own
    /// |Session| using the corresponding |ViewToken|.
    ///
    /// The annotation |View| has the following properties:
    ///  + It is a descendent of |client_view| in the scene graph. but it's
    ///    not visible by the |client_view|'s |Session|.
    ///  + It does not receive or intercept any hit event.
    ///  + It always has the same rendering state as |client_view| and always
    ///    match the size and metrics.
    ///
    /// There are a few erroneous conditions where the annotation |ViewHolder|
    /// will not be created, and callers should remove the annotation |View|
    /// and |Session| they create.
    ///
    /// Error conditions include:
    ///  + If the provided |ViewRef| is invalid;
    ///  + If the provided |ViewRef| doesn't refer to an existing Scenic |View|;
    ///  + If Scenic fails creating the annotation |ViewHolder|.
    ///
    CreateAnnotationViewHolder(fuchsia.ui.views.ViewRef client_view,
                               fuchsia.ui.views.ViewHolderToken view_holder_token)
        -> () error Error;
};