/* 
    P/P   *  Method: org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.rendering.RendererFactory__static_init
          */
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    18  
    19  package org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.rendering;
    20  
    21  import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.Template;
    22  
    23  
    24  /**
    25   * Returns Renderer best suited to render a Template or null if available.
    26   *
    27   * Implementations of this interface are used to handle the actual lookup of
    28   * what Renderer object should be used to render a given resource.
    29   */
    30  public interface RendererFactory {
    31      
    32      
    33      /**
    34       * Get a Renderer that will handle the given Template.
    35       * If a RendererFactory does not have a Renderer which can handle the
    36       * content then it may return null.
    37       *
    38       * This method purposely does not throw exceptions because the rendering
    39       * system as a whole does not care if a given factory generates an exception
    40       * while trying to find a renderer.  It is up to the factory itself to
    41       * report any relevant exceptions itself.
    42       */
    43      public Renderer getRenderer(Template template);
    44      
    45  }