// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit.Highlighting
{
	/// <summary>
	/// A highlighting definition.
	/// </summary>
	[TypeConverter(typeof(HighlightingDefinitionTypeConverter))]
	public interface IHighlightingDefinition
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the name of the highlighting definition.
		/// </summary>
		string Name { get; }
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the main rule set.
		/// </summary>
		HighlightingRuleSet MainRuleSet { get; }
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets a rule set by name.
		/// </summary>
		/// <returns>The rule set, or null if it is not found.</returns>
		HighlightingRuleSet GetNamedRuleSet(string name);
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets a named highlighting color.
		/// </summary>
		/// <returns>The highlighting color, or null if it is not found.</returns>
		HighlightingColor GetNamedColor(string name);
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the list of named highlighting colors.
		/// </summary>
		IEnumerable<HighlightingColor> NamedHighlightingColors { get; }
	}
}