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#ifndef __UIHELPER_H__
#define __UIHELPER_H__

#include "gui/UIInputManager.h"
#include "cocostudio/CSContentJsonDictionary.h"


#define CCUIHELPER gui::UIHelper::instance()

namespace gui {

class UIHelper
{
public:
    /**
     * Default constructor
     */
    UIHelper();
    
    /**
     * Default destructor
     */
    ~UIHelper();
    
    //initializes state of UIHelper.
    void init();
    
    /**
     * Load a widget with json file.
     *
     * @return a widget created with json file.
     */
    UIWidget* createWidgetFromJsonFile(const char* fileName);
    
    //get instance
    static UIHelper* instance();
    
    //release instance
	static void purgeUIHelper();
    
    //add a plist file for loading widget's texture.
    void addSpriteFrame(const char* fileName);
    
    //remove a plist file for loading widget's texture.
    void removeSpriteFrame(const char* fileName);
    
    //remove all plist files for loading widget's texture.
    void removeAllSpriteFrame();
    
    /**
     * Finds a widget whose tag equals to param tag from root widget.
     *
     * @param root      widget which will be seeked.
     *
     * @tag             tag value.
     *
     * @return finded result.
     */
    UIWidget* seekWidgetByTag(UIWidget* root, int tag);
    
    /**
     * Finds a widget whose name equals to param name from root widget.
     *
     * @param root      widget which will be seeked.
     *
     * @name             name value.
     *
     * @return finded result.
     */
    UIWidget* seekWidgetByName(UIWidget* root, const char* name);
    
    /**
     * Finds a widget whose name equals to param name from root widget.
     *
     * RelativeLayout will call this method to find the widget witch is needed.
     *
     * @param root      widget which will be seeked.
     *
     * @name             name value.
     *
     * @return finded result.
     */
    UIWidget* seekWidgetByRelativeName(UIWidget* root, const char* name);
    void setFileDesignWidth(float width);
    float getFileDesignWidth();
    void setFileDesignHeight(float height);
    float getFileDesignHeight();
    /*temp action*/
    UIWidget* seekActionWidgetByActionTag(UIWidget* root, int tag);
protected:
    
    float _fileDesignWidth;
    float _fileDesignHeight;
    //texture
    cocos2d::Array* _textureFiles;
};

}

#endif /* defined(__CocoGUI__UISystem__) */