URLContext.java

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package org.exoplatform.web.url;

/**
 * A renderer for url.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:julien.viet@exoplatform.com">Julien Viet</a>
 */
public interface URLContext {

    /**
     * Renders the url.
     *
     * @param url the url to render
     * @param <R> the url resource type
     * @param <U> the url generic type
     * @return the rendered url
     */
    <R, U extends PortalURL<R, U>> String render(U url);

}