src/io/appium/droiddriver/actions/EventAction.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2013 DroidDriver committers
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package io.appium.droiddriver.actions;

import android.view.InputEvent;

import io.appium.droiddriver.UiElement;

/**
 * Implements {@link Action} by injecting synthesized events.
 */
public abstract class EventAction extends BaseAction {
  protected EventAction(long timeoutMillis) {
    super(timeoutMillis);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean perform(UiElement element) {
    return perform(element.getInjector(), element);
  }

  /**
   * Performs the action by injecting synthesized events.
   *
   * @param injector the injector to inject {@link InputEvent}s
   * @param element the UiElement to perform the action on
   * @return Whether the action is successful. Some actions throw exceptions in
   *         case of failure, when that behavior is more appropriate. For
   *         example, if event injection returns false.
   */
  protected abstract boolean perform(InputInjector injector, UiElement element);
}