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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export;

import java.util.Map;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRExporter;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRExporterParameter;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperPrint;

/**
 * A context that represents information about an export process.
 * 
 * @author Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)
 * @version $Id: JRExporterContext.java 3083 2009-10-02 12:25:33Z teodord $
 */
public interface JRExporterContext
{

	/**
	 * Returns the current exporter.
	 * 
	 * @return current exporter
	 */
	JRExporter getExporter();

	/**
	 * Returns the report which is currently exported.
	 * 
	 * @return currently exported report
	 */
	JasperPrint getExportedReport();

	/**
	 * Returns the properties prefix for the current exporter.
	 * 
	 * @return the properties prefix for the current exporter
	 */
	String getExportPropertiesPrefix();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the map of export parameters.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * The map uses {@link JRExporterParameter} instances as keys.
	 * 
	 * @return the map of export parameters
	 */
	Map getExportParameters();

	/**
	 * Returns the current X-axis offset at which elements should be exported.
	 * 
	 * @return the current X-axis offset
	 */
	int getOffsetX();

	/**
	 * Returns the current Y-axis offset at which elements should be exported.
	 * 
	 * @return the current Y-axis offset
	 */
	int getOffsetY();
}
