1 package org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.util;
2
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21
22 /**
23 * A StringResourceRepository functions as a central repository for Velocity templates
24 * stored in Strings.
25 *
26 * @author <a href="mailto:eelco.hillenius@openedge.nl">Eelco Hillenius</a>
27 * @author <a href="mailto:henning@apache.org">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
28 * @version $Id: StringResourceRepository.java 532546 2007-04-26 00:06:33Z nbubna $
29 */
30 public interface StringResourceRepository
31 {
32 /**
33 * get the string resource that is stored with given key
34 * @param name String name to retrieve from the repository.
35 * @return A StringResource containing the template.
36 */
37 StringResource getStringResource(String name);
38
39 /**
40 * add a string resource with given key.
41 * @param name The String name to store the template under.
42 * @param body A String containing a template.
43 */
44 void putStringResource(String name, String body);
45
46 /**
47 * add a string resource with given key.
48 * @param name The String name to store the template under.
49 * @param body A String containing a template.
50 * @param encoding The encoding of this string template
51 */
52 void putStringResource(String name, String body, String encoding);
53
54 /**
55 * delete a string resource with given key.
56 * @param name The string name to remove from the repository.
57 */
58 void removeStringResource(String name);
59
60 /**
61 * Sets the default encoding of the repository. Encodings can also be stored per
62 * template string. The default implementation does this correctly.
63 *
64 * @param encoding The encoding to use.
65 */
66 void setEncoding(String encoding);
67
68 /**
69 * Returns the current encoding of this repository.
70 *
71 * @return The current encoding of this repository.
72 */
73 String getEncoding();
74 }