whiskbot-demo-app/Pods/JSQMessagesViewController/JSQMessagesViewController/Model/JSQMessagesCollectionViewDataSource.h

//
//  Created by Jesse Squires
//  http://www.jessesquires.com
//
//
//  Documentation
//  http://cocoadocs.org/docsets/JSQMessagesViewController
//
//
//  GitHub
//  https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController
//
//
//  License
//  Copyright (c) 2014 Jesse Squires
//  Released under an MIT license: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
//

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@class JSQMessagesCollectionView;
@protocol JSQMessageData;
@protocol JSQMessageBubbleImageDataSource;
@protocol JSQMessageAvatarImageDataSource;


/**
 *  An object that adopts the `JSQMessagesCollectionViewDataSource` protocol is responsible for providing the data and views
 *  required by a `JSQMessagesCollectionView`. The data source object represents your app’s messaging data model
 *  and vends information to the collection view as needed.
 */
@protocol JSQMessagesCollectionViewDataSource <UICollectionViewDataSource>

@required

/**
 *  Asks the data source for the current sender's display name, that is, the current user who is sending messages.
 *
 *  @return An initialized string describing the current sender to display in a `JSQMessagesCollectionViewCell`.
 *  
 *  @warning You must not return `nil` from this method. This value does not need to be unique.
 */
- (NSString *)senderDisplayName;

/**
 *  Asks the data source for the current sender's unique identifier, that is, the current user who is sending messages.
 *
 *  @return An initialized string identifier that uniquely identifies the current sender.
 *
 *  @warning You must not return `nil` from this method. This value must be unique.
 */
- (NSString *)senderId;

/**
 *  Asks the data source for the message data that corresponds to the specified item at indexPath in the collectionView.
 *
 *  @param collectionView The collection view requesting this information.
 *  @param indexPath      The index path that specifies the location of the item.
 *
 *  @return An initialized object that conforms to the `JSQMessageData` protocol. You must not return `nil` from this method.
 */
- (id<JSQMessageData>)collectionView:(JSQMessagesCollectionView *)collectionView messageDataForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

/**
 *  Notifies the data source that the item at indexPath has been deleted. 
 *  Implementations of this method should remove the item from the data source.
 *
 *  @param collectionView The collection view requesting this information.
 *  @param indexPath      The index path that specifies the location of the item.
 */
- (void)collectionView:(JSQMessagesCollectionView *)collectionView didDeleteMessageAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

/**
 *  Asks the data source for the message bubble image data that corresponds to the specified message data item at indexPath in the collectionView.
 *
 *  @param collectionView The collection view requesting this information.
 *  @param indexPath      The index path that specifies the location of the item.
 *
 *  @return An initialized object that conforms to the `JSQMessageBubbleImageDataSource` protocol. You may return `nil` from this method if you do not
 *  want the specified item to display a message bubble image.
 *
 *  @discussion It is recommended that you utilize `JSQMessagesBubbleImageFactory` to return valid `JSQMessagesBubbleImage` objects.
 *  However, you may provide your own data source object as long as it conforms to the `JSQMessageBubbleImageDataSource` protocol.
 *  
 *  @warning Note that providing your own bubble image data source objects may require additional 
 *  configuration of the collectionView layout object, specifically regarding its `messageBubbleTextViewFrameInsets` and `messageBubbleTextViewTextContainerInsets`.
 *
 *  @see JSQMessagesBubbleImageFactory.
 *  @see JSQMessagesCollectionViewFlowLayout.
 */
- (id<JSQMessageBubbleImageDataSource>)collectionView:(JSQMessagesCollectionView *)collectionView messageBubbleImageDataForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

/**
 *  Asks the data source for the avatar image data that corresponds to the specified message data item at indexPath in the collectionView.
 *
 *  @param collectionView The collection view requesting this information.
 *  @param indexPath      The index path that specifies the location of the item.
 *
 *  @return A initialized object that conforms to the `JSQMessageAvatarImageDataSource` protocol. You may return `nil` from this method if you do not want
 *  the specified item to display an avatar.
 *
 *  @discussion It is recommended that you utilize `JSQMessagesAvatarImageFactory` to return valid `JSQMessagesAvatarImage` objects.
 *  However, you may provide your own data source object as long as it conforms to the `JSQMessageAvatarImageDataSource` protocol.
 *
 *  @see JSQMessagesAvatarImageFactory.
 *  @see JSQMessagesCollectionViewFlowLayout.
 */
- (id<JSQMessageAvatarImageDataSource>)collectionView:(JSQMessagesCollectionView *)collectionView avatarImageDataForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

@optional

/**
 *  Asks the data source for the text to display in the `cellTopLabel` for the specified
 *  message data item at indexPath in the collectionView.
 *
 *  @param collectionView The collection view requesting this information.
 *  @param indexPath      The index path that specifies the location of the item.
 *
 *  @return A configured attributed string or `nil` if you do not want text displayed for the item at indexPath.
 *  Return an attributed string with `nil` attributes to use the default attributes.
 *
 *  @see JSQMessagesCollectionViewCell.
 */
- (NSAttributedString *)collectionView:(JSQMessagesCollectionView *)collectionView attributedTextForCellTopLabelAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

/**
 *  Asks the data source for the text to display in the `messageBubbleTopLabel` for the specified
 *  message data item at indexPath in the collectionView.
 *
 *  @param collectionView The collection view requesting this information.
 *  @param indexPath      The index path that specifies the location of the item.
 *
 *  @return A configured attributed string or `nil` if you do not want text displayed for the item at indexPath.
 *  Return an attributed string with `nil` attributes to use the default attributes.
 *
 *  @see JSQMessagesCollectionViewCell.
 */
- (NSAttributedString *)collectionView:(JSQMessagesCollectionView *)collectionView attributedTextForMessageBubbleTopLabelAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

/**
 *  Asks the data source for the text to display in the `cellBottomLabel` for the the specified
 *  message data item at indexPath in the collectionView.
 *
 *  @param collectionView The collection view requesting this information.
 *  @param indexPath      The index path that specifies the location of the item.
 *
 *  @return A configured attributed string or `nil` if you do not want text displayed for the item at indexPath.
 *  Return an attributed string with `nil` attributes to use the default attributes.
 *
 *  @see JSQMessagesCollectionViewCell.
 */
- (NSAttributedString *)collectionView:(JSQMessagesCollectionView *)collectionView attributedTextForCellBottomLabelAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;

@end