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package info.magnolia.rendering.model;
import info.magnolia.rendering.template.RenderableDefinition;
/**
* Implemented by models that want to handle early execution in a separate callback. Also adds a setter for the parent
* model. It is called after early execution and before rendering.
*
* @param <RD> a type implementing {@link RenderableDefinition}
* @version $Id$
* @see RenderingModel
* @see ModelExecutionFilter
*/
public interface EarlyExecutionAware<RD extends RenderableDefinition> extends RenderingModel<RD> {
/**
* Called before rendering of the component.
*
* @param parentModel
*/
void setParent(RenderingModel parentModel);
/**
* Called after all properties were set. Can return a string which is passed
* to the method.
* {@link RenderableDefinition#determineTemplatePath(String, RenderingModel)}
*/
String executeEarly();
}