Package org.gephi.tools.spi

Interfaces for creating new tools.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
MouseClickEventListener	Tool mouse click listener.
NodeClickEventListener	Tool node click listener.
NodePressAndDraggingEventListener	Tool mouse press and dragging listener.
NodePressingEventListener	Tool mouse pressing listener.
Tool	Tools are functions for interacting with user inputs on the visualization window.
ToolEventListener	Listeners used by Tool classes for receiving events from the visualization window like mouse click, mouse drag, node click etc.
ToolUI	Tool's user interface attributes: name, description, icon and a properties bar.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
ToolSelectionType	Enum setting for Tool implementations.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
UnselectToolException

Package org.gephi.tools.spi Description

Interfaces for creating new tools.

Tools are functions for interacting with user inputs on the visualization window.

How-to create a tool implementation

1. Create a class which implement Tool interface
2. Add the following annotation to your class to be declared as a new implementation @ServiceProvider(service=Tool.class)
3. Declare ToolEventListener instances for specifying how the tool is interacting with user input like node click or mouse drag.
4. Provide a ToolUI instance for giving a name and an icon to your tool.