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34 package info.magnolia.rendering.engine;
35
36 import info.magnolia.rendering.context.RenderingContext;
37 import info.magnolia.rendering.template.RenderableDefinition;
38
39 import java.util.Map;
40
41 import javax.jcr.Node;
42
43
44 /**
45 * The RenderingEngine is the main entry point for rendering content. It's main task is to prepare for rendering by
46 * setting up the {@link RenderingContext} and then calling on a {@link info.magnolia.rendering.renderer.Renderer} to
47 * do the actual rendering.
48 *
49 * @version $Id$
50 */
51 public interface RenderingEngine {
52
53 /**
54 * Renders the content with its assigned template. Uses {@link info.magnolia.rendering.template.assignment.TemplateDefinitionAssignment}
55 * to resolve the template assigned to the node.
56 *
57 * @param content the node to render
58 * @param out the OutputProvider to be used for output or null if the OutputProvider already set in RenderingContext should be used
59 */
60 void render(Node content, OutputProvider out) throws RenderException;
61
62 /**
63 * Renders the content with its assigned template and exposes the given context objects to the template script. Uses
64 * {@link info.magnolia.rendering.template.assignment.TemplateDefinitionAssignment} to resolve the template assigned
65 * to the node.
66 *
67 * @param content the node to render
68 * @param contextObjects objects to expose to the template script
69 * @param out the OutputProvider to be used for output or null if the OutputProvider already set in RenderingContext should be used
70 */
71 void render(Node content, Map<String, Object> contextObjects, OutputProvider out) throws RenderException;
72
73 /**
74 * Uses a specific {@link RenderableDefinition} to render the content and exposes the given context objects to the
75 * template script.
76 *
77 * @param content the node to render
78 * @param contextObjects objects to expose to the template script
79 * @param out the OutputProvider to be used for output or null if the OutputProvider already set in RenderingContext should be used
80 */
81 void render(Node content, RenderableDefinition definition, Map<String, Object> contextObjects, OutputProvider out) throws RenderException;
82
83 /**
84 * Returns the current {@link RenderingContext}.
85 * FIXME is this the right place? should we use IoC
86 */
87 public RenderingContext getRenderingContext();
88
89 /**
90 * Inits listeners.
91 * Should be called per request.
92 */
93 public void initListeners(OutputProvider out);
94
95 public Boolean getAutoPopulateFromRequest();
96
97 public Boolean getRenderEmptyAreas();
98 }