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+(module snip-wrapper mzscheme
+  
+  (require
+   (lib "etc.ss")
+   (lib "class.ss")
+   "interface.ss"
+   (prefix sl: "snip-lib.ss"))
+  
+  (provide snip-wrapper%)
+  
+  (define snip-wrapper%
+    (class* object% (alignment<%>)
+      (init-field snip parent)
+      (field [pasteboard (send parent get-pasteboard)]
+             [show? true]
+             [snip-is-inserted? false]
+             [min-width 0]
+             [min-height 0])
+      
+      ;;;;;;;;;;
+      ;; alignment<%>
+      
+      #;(-> void?)
+      ;; Tells the alignment that its sizes should be calculated
+      (define/public (set-min-sizes)
+        (if snip-is-inserted?
+            (begin (set! min-width (sl:snip-min-width snip))
+                   (set! min-height (sl:snip-min-height snip)))
+            (begin (set! min-width 0)
+                   (set! min-height 0))))
+      
+      #;(nonnegative? nonnegative? nonnegative? nonnegative? . -> . void?)
+      ;; Tells the alignment to align its children on the pasteboard in the given rectangle
+      ;; STATUS: I don't currently handle stretchability
+      (define/public (align x y w h)
+        (send pasteboard move-to snip x y)
+        (when (is-a? snip stretchable-snip<%>)
+          (send snip stretch w h)))
+      
+      #;(-> nonnegative?)
+      ;; The minimum width this alignment must be.
+      (define/public (get-min-width) min-width)
+      
+      #;(-> nonnegative?)
+      ;; The minimum height this alignment must be.
+      (define/public (get-min-height) min-height)
+      
+      #;(-> boolean?)
+      ;; True if the alignment can be stretched in the x dimension
+      (define/public (stretchable-width?)
+        (sl:stretchable-width? snip))
+      
+      #;(-> boolean?)
+      ;; True if the alignment can be stretched in the y dimension
+      (define/public (stretchable-height?)
+        (sl:stretchable-height? snip))
+      
+      #;(boolean? . -> . void?)
+      ;; Tells the alignment that its show state is the given value
+      ;; and it should show or hide its children accordingly.
+      (define/public (show bool)
+        (set! show? bool)
+        (show/hide show?))
+      
+      #;(boolean? . -> . void)
+      ;; Tells the alignment to show or hide its children
+      (define/public (show/hide bool)
+        (unless (boolean=? bool snip-is-inserted?)
+          (send pasteboard lock-alignment true)
+          (if bool
+              (begin (send pasteboard insert snip)
+                     (set! snip-is-inserted? true))
+              (begin (send pasteboard release-snip snip)
+                     (set! snip-is-inserted? false)))
+          (send pasteboard realign)
+          (send pasteboard lock-alignment false)))
+      
+      (super-new)
+      (send parent add-child this)
+      (show/hide (and show? (send parent is-shown?)))))
+  )
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