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34 package info.magnolia.rendering.renderer;
35
36 import info.magnolia.rendering.context.RenderingContext;
37 import info.magnolia.rendering.engine.RenderException;
38
39 import java.util.Map;
40
41 /**
42 * Responsible for rendering a renderable.
43 *
44 * @see info.magnolia.rendering.renderer.registry.RendererRegistry
45 * @see info.magnolia.rendering.engine.RenderingEngine
46 */
47 public interface Renderer {
48
49 /**
50 * Called by {@link info.magnolia.rendering.engine.RenderingEngine} after it has setup the {@link RenderingContext}.
51 *
52 * @param ctx rendering context prepared by the caller
53 * @param contextObjects objects to expose to the template script
54 */
55 void render(RenderingContext ctx, Map<String, Object> contextObjects) throws RenderException;
56
57 }