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044    
045    package org.deegree.model.spatialschema;
046    
047    import org.deegree.model.crs.CoordinateSystem;
048    
049    /**
050     * a boundingbox as child of a Polygon isn't part of the iso19107 spec but it simplifies the
051     * geometry handling
052     * 
053     * 
054     * @version $Revision: 9343 $
055     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
056     * @author last edited by: $Author: apoth $
057     * 
058     * @version 1.0. $Revision: 9343 $, $Date: 2007-12-27 14:30:32 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
059     * 
060     * @since 2.0
061     */
062    public interface Envelope {
063    
064        /**
065         * returns the spatial reference system of a geometry
066         * 
067         * @return the spatial reference system of a geometry
068         */
069        CoordinateSystem getCoordinateSystem();
070    
071        /**
072         * returns the width of bounding box
073         * 
074         * @return the width of bounding box
075         */
076        double getWidth();
077    
078        /**
079         * returns the height of bounding box
080         * 
081         * @return the height of bounding box
082         */
083        double getHeight();
084    
085        /**
086         * returns the minimum coordinates of bounding box
087         * 
088         * @return the minimum coordinates of bounding box
089         */
090        Position getMin();
091    
092        /**
093         * returns the maximum coordinates of bounding box
094         * 
095         * @return the maximum coordinates of bounding box
096         */
097        Position getMax();
098    
099        /**
100         * returns true if the bounding box contains the submitted position
101         * 
102         * @param position
103         *            the position to find
104         * @return true if the bounding box contains the submitted position
105         */
106        boolean contains( Position position );
107    
108        /**
109         * returns true if this envelope intersects the submitted envelope
110         * 
111         * @param bb
112         *            another Envelope
113         * @return true if this envelope intersects the submitted envelope
114         */
115        boolean intersects( Envelope bb );
116    
117        /**
118         * returns true if all positions of the submitted bounding box are within this bounding box
119         * 
120         * @param bb
121         *            another boundingbox
122         * @return true if all positions of the submitted bounding box are within this bounding box
123         */
124        boolean contains( Envelope bb );
125    
126        /**
127         * returns a new Envelope object representing the intersection of this Envelope with the
128         * specified Envelope.
129         * 
130         * @param bb
131         *            another boundingbox
132         * @return a new Envelope object representing the intersection of this Envelope with the
133         *         specified Envelope.
134         */
135        Envelope createIntersection( Envelope bb );
136    
137        /**
138         * merges two Envelops and returns the minimum envelope containing both.
139         * 
140         * @param envelope
141         *            another envelope to merge with this one
142         * 
143         * @return the minimum envelope containing both.
144         * @throws GeometryException
145         *             if the coordinatesystems are not equal
146         */
147        Envelope merge( Envelope envelope )
148                                throws GeometryException;
149    
150        /**
151         * creates a new envelope
152         * 
153         * @param b
154         *            an extra bound around the Envelope
155         * @return a new Envelope
156         */
157        Envelope getBuffer( double b );
158    
159        /**
160         * ensures that the passed Envepole is contained within this.Envelope
161         * 
162         * @param other
163         *            to expand this Envelope.
164         */
165        void expandToContain( Envelope other );
166    
167        /**
168         * translate a envelope in the direction defined by the two passed values and retiurns the
169         * resulting envelope
170         * 
171         * @param x
172         *            coordinate
173         * @param y
174         *            coordinate
175         * @return the resulting translated Envelope
176         */
177        Envelope translate( double x, double y );
178    
179        /**
180         * returns the centroid of an Envelope
181         * 
182         * @return centroid of an Envelope
183         */
184        Point getCentroid();
185    
186    }