package ie.dcu.image.binary;

import ie.dcu.image.ImageOp;

/**
 * A specialization of {@link ImageOp} for binary images.
 * 
 * @author Kevin McGuinness
 */
public interface BinaryImageOp extends ImageOp {
	
	/**
	 * The default byte value that the image operation should consider to
	 * foreground.
	 */
	public static final byte DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_VALUE = 0;

	/**
	 * The default byte value that the image operation should consider to
	 * background.
	 */
	public static final byte DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_VALUE = 1;

	/**
	 * Set the value that the image operation should consider to be foreground.
	 * 
	 * @param foregroundValue
	 *        A byte value.
	 */
	public void setForegroundValue(byte foregroundValue);

	/**
	 * Set the value that the image operation should consider to be background.
	 * 
	 * @param backgroundValue
	 *        A byte value.
	 */
	public void setBackgroundValue(byte backgroundValue);
}