Lumacs/include/lumacs/ui_interface.hpp

#pragma once

#include "lumacs/editor_core.hpp" // For EditorEvent and other core types

namespace lumacs {

// Forward declaration to avoid circular dependency
class EditorCore; 

/// Abstract interface for a Lumacs editor UI frontend.
/// All editor UIs (ncurses, GTK, etc.) must implement this interface.
class IEditorView {
public:
    virtual ~IEditorView() = default;

    /// Initialize the UI system (e.g., ncurses init, GTK window setup).
    /// This should be called before run().
    virtual void init() = 0;

    /// Run the main UI loop. This method should block until the UI exits.
    virtual void run() = 0;

    /// Handle events emitted by the EditorCore.
    /// The EditorCore will register this view as a callback listener.
    virtual void handle_editor_event(EditorEvent event) = 0;

    /// Set the EditorCore instance for the view to interact with.
    /// This is typically called once during setup.
    virtual void set_core(EditorCore* core) = 0;
};

} // namespace lumacs