Visual and scene graph interfaces

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving function calls at an interface to a scene graph data structure;
• processing data associated with the function calls to create objects including respective application program interfaces in the scene graph and hierarchically arrange those objects with respect to one another, the objects corresponding to a scene graph object model and wherein one of the objects comprises a validation visual;
• and
• calling a program to repopulate the validation visual.

In a computing environment, a computer system comprising:

• a scene graph data structure configured to contain objects of a scene graph object model, wherein one of the objects includes a visual comprising a drawing visual;
• an interface between a program and the scene graph data structure, the interface configured to:
• 1) receive function calls from the program to create objects in the scene graph, each object including an application program interface;
• and
• 2) hierarchically arrange those objects with respect to one another, the objects corresponding to a scene graph object model.

In a computing environment, a computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, at a defined interface, a request to create a visual to contain graphic information in a scene graph, the visual including an application program interface, and in response, creating the visual, the visual comprising a validation visual accessed by a program code;
• providing a drawing context for the visual;
• maintaining data in association with the visual, the data received via the drawing context;
• processing the scene graph including the visual to provide graphics data to a graphics subsystem;
• invalidating the visual;
• and
• communicating data to the program code to validate the visual.

In a computing environment, a computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, at a defined interface, a request to create a visual to contain graphic information in a scene graph, the visual including an application program interface, and in response, creating the visual;
• providing a drawing context for the visual;
• maintaining data in association with the visual, the data received via the drawing context;
• processing the scene graph including the visual to provide graphics data to a graphics subsystem;
• and
• receiving at least one drawing primitive, including receiving a geometry primitive comprising data corresponding to at least one property of a line.

In a computing environment, a computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, at a defined interface, a request to create a visual to contain graphic information in a scene graph, the visual including an application program interface, and in response, creating the visual;
• providing a drawing context for the visual;
• maintaining data in association with the visual, the data received via the drawing context, including receiving brush data via the drawing context;
• and
• processing the scene graph including the visual to provide graphics data to a graphics subsystem.

In a computing environment, a computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, at a defined interface, a request to create a visual to contain graphic information in a scene graph, the visual including an application program interface, and in response, creating the visual;
• providing a drawing context for the visual;
• maintaining data in association with the visual, the data received via the drawing context, including receiving pen data via the drawing context;
• and
• processing the scene graph including the visual to provide graphics data to a graphics subsystem.

In a computing environment, a computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, at a defined interface, a request to create a visual to contain graphic information in a scene graph, the visual including an application program interface, and in response, creating the visual;
• providing a drawing context for the visual;
• maintaining data in association with the visual, the data received via the drawing context, including receiving effects data via the drawing context;
• and
• processing the scene graph including the visual to provide graphics data to a graphics subsystem.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving function calls at an interface to a scene graph data structure;
• processing data associated with the function calls to create objects including respective application program interfaces in the scene graph and hierarchically arrange those objects with respect to one another, the objects corresponding to a scene graph object model, and wherein one of the objects comprises a visual;
• providing a drawing context to populate the object with drawing data received via the drawing context;
• and
• receiving data via the drawing context comprising brush data.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving function calls at an interface to a scene graph data structure;
• processing data associated with the function calls to create objects including respective application program interfaces in the scene graph and hierarchically arrange those objects with respect to one another, the objects corresponding to a scene graph object model, and wherein one of the objects comprises a visual;
• providing a drawing context to populate the object with drawing data received via the drawing context;
• and
• receiving data via the drawing context comprising pen data.

In a computing environment, a computer system comprising:

• a scene graph data structure configured to contain objects of a scene graph object model, wherein one of the objects comprises a visual;
• an interface between a program and the scene graph data structure, the interface configured to:
• 1) receive function calls from the program to create objects in the scene graph, each object including an application program interface;
• and
• 2) hierarchically arrange those objects with respect to one another, the objects corresponding to a scene graph object model;
• and
• a drawing context, the interface returning a reference to the drawing context for populating the visual with data.

In a computing environment, a computer system comprising:

• a scene graph data structure configured to contain objects of a scene graph object model, wherein one of the objects comprises a validation visual;
• an interface between a program and the scene graph data structure, the interface configured to:
• 1) receive function calls from the program to create objects in the scene graph, each object including an application program interface;
• and
• 2) hierarchically arrange those objects with respect to one another, the objects corresponding to a scene graph object model.

In a computing environment, a computer system comprising:

• a scene graph data structure configured to contain objects of a scene graph object model, wherein one of the objects comprises a visual;
• an interface between a program and the scene graph data structure, the interface configured to:
• 1) receive function calls from the program to create objects in the scene graph, each object including an application program interface;
• and
• 2) hierarchically arrange those objects with respect to one another, the objects corresponding to a scene graph object model;
• and
• a visual manager configured to process the scene graph to provide graphics data to at least one lower-level graphics component.