Add `size_hint` method to `Component` trait

This can be used to aid the sizing strategy of
some containers directly in the component definition,
instead of stating the sizes explicitly in `view`
logic.

2 files changed, 25 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/examples/component/src/main.rs b/examples/component/src/main.rs
index 81be4d7f..4670824d 100644
--- a/examples/component/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/component/src/main.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Sandbox for Component {
 mod numeric_input {
     use iced::alignment::{self, Alignment};
     use iced::widget::{button, component, row, text, text_input, Component};
-    use iced::{Element, Length};
+    use iced::{Element, Length, Size};
 
     pub struct NumericInput<Message> {
         value: Option<u32>,
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ mod numeric_input {
             .spacing(10)
             .into()
         }
+
+        fn size_hint(&self) -> Size<Length> {
+            Size {
+                width: Length::Fill,
+                height: Length::Shrink,
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     impl<'a, Message> From<NumericInput<Message>> for Element<'a, Message>
diff --git a/widget/src/lazy/component.rs b/widget/src/lazy/component.rs
index edecbdaa..a512e0de 100644
--- a/widget/src/lazy/component.rs
+++ b/widget/src/lazy/component.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ pub trait Component<Message, Theme = crate::Theme, Renderer = crate::Renderer> {
         _operation: &mut dyn widget::Operation<Message>,
     ) {
     }
+
+    /// Returns a [`Size`] hint for laying out the [`Component`].
+    ///
+    /// This hint may be used by some widget containers to adjust their sizing strategy
+    /// during construction.
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> Size<Length> {
+        Size {
+            width: Length::Shrink,
+            height: Length::Shrink,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 struct Tag<T>(T);
@@ -255,10 +266,12 @@ where
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> Size<Length> {
-        Size {
-            width: Length::Shrink,
-            height: Length::Shrink,
-        }
+        self.state
+            .borrow()
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("Borrow instance state")
+            .borrow_component()
+            .size_hint()
     }
 
     fn layout(