AbstractAutocomplete.java

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package org.zanata.ui;

import java.util.List;

import org.zanata.seam.scope.ConversationScopeMessages;
import org.zanata.util.ServiceLocator;
import org.zanata.util.ZanataMessages;

import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.Setter;

/**
 * @author Alex Eng <a href="mailto:aeng@redhat.com">aeng@redhat.com</a>
 */
public abstract class AbstractAutocomplete<T> {

    protected ZanataMessages zanataMessages =
            ServiceLocator.instance().getInstance("messages", ZanataMessages.class);

    protected ConversationScopeMessages conversationScopeMessages =
            ConversationScopeMessages.instance();

    @Setter
    @Getter
    private String query; // String of the input box

    @Setter
    @Getter
    private String selectedItem; // Selected item from the suggestion

    /**
     * Return results on search
     */
    abstract public List<T> suggest();

    /**
     * Action when an item is selected
     */
    abstract public void onSelectItemAction();

    public void reset() {
        selectedItem = "";
        query = "";
    }
}