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+import Modes from '../../modes/modes';
+
+import {getHoveredItem} from '../hover';
+import {deleteSelection, selectRootItem} from '../selection';
+import BoundingBoxTool from './bounding-box-tool';
+import SelectionBoxTool from './selection-box-tool';
+import paper from 'paper';
+
+class SelectTool extends paper.Tool {
+    static get TOLERANCE () {
+        return 6;
+    }
+    constructor (setHoveredItem, clearHoveredItem, onUpdateSvg) {
+        super();
+        this.setHoveredItem = setHoveredItem;
+        this.clearHoveredItem = clearHoveredItem;
+        this.onUpdateSvg = onUpdateSvg;
+        this.boundingBoxTool = new BoundingBoxTool(onUpdateSvg);
+        this.selectionBoxTool = new SelectionBoxTool(Modes.SELECT);
+        this.selectionBoxMode = false;
+        this._hitOptions = {
+            segments: true,
+            stroke: true,
+            curves: true,
+            fill: true,
+            guide: false
+        };
+        
+        // We have to set these functions instead of just declaring them because
+        // paper.js tools hook up the listeners in the setter functions.
+        this.onMouseDown = this.handleMouseDown;
+        this.onMouseMove = this.handleMouseMove;
+        this.onMouseDrag = this.handleMouseDrag;
+        this.onMouseUp = this.handleMouseUp;
+        this.onKeyUp = this.handleKeyUp;
+
+        selectRootItem();
+        this.boundingBoxTool.setSelectionBounds();
+    }
+    setPrevHoveredItem (prevHoveredItem) {
+        this.prevHoveredItem = prevHoveredItem;
+    }
+    getHitOptions (preselectedOnly) {
+        this._hitOptions.tolerance = SelectTool.TOLERANCE / paper.view.zoom;
+        if (preselectedOnly) {
+            this._hitOptions.selected = true;
+        } else {
+            delete this._hitOptions.selected;
+        }
+        return this._hitOptions;
+    }
+    handleMouseDown (event) {
+        if (event.event.button > 0) return; // only first mouse button
+
+        this.clearHoveredItem();
+        if (!this.boundingBoxTool
+            .onMouseDown(
+                event,
+                event.modifiers.alt,
+                event.modifiers.shift,
+                this.getHitOptions(false /* preseelectedOnly */))) {
+            this.selectionBoxMode = true;
+            this.selectionBoxTool.onMouseDown(event.modifiers.shift);
+        }
+    }
+    handleMouseMove (event) {
+        const hoveredItem = getHoveredItem(event, this.getHitOptions());
+        if ((!hoveredItem && this.prevHoveredItem) || // There is no longer a hovered item
+                (hoveredItem && !this.prevHoveredItem) || // There is now a hovered item
+                (hoveredItem && this.prevHoveredItem &&
+                    hoveredItem.id !== this.prevHoveredItem.id)) { // hovered item changed
+            this.setHoveredItem(hoveredItem);
+        }
+    }
+    handleMouseDrag (event) {
+        if (event.event.button > 0) return; // only first mouse button
+
+        if (this.selectionBoxMode) {
+            this.selectionBoxTool.onMouseDrag(event);
+        } else {
+            this.boundingBoxTool.onMouseDrag(event);
+        }
+    }
+    handleMouseUp (event) {
+        if (event.event.button > 0) return; // only first mouse button
+
+        if (this.selectionBoxMode) {
+            this.selectionBoxTool.onMouseUp(event);
+            this.boundingBoxTool.setSelectionBounds();
+        } else {
+            this.boundingBoxTool.onMouseUp(event);
+        }
+        this.selectionBoxMode = false;
+    }
+    handleKeyUp (event) {
+        // Backspace, delete
+        if (event.key === 'delete' || event.key === 'backspace') {
+            deleteSelection(Modes.SELECT);
+            this.onUpdateSvg();
+        }
+    }
+    deactivateTool () {
+        this.clearHoveredItem();
+        this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
+    }
+}
+
+export default SelectTool;