Parser.java

/**
 * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Edgar Espina
 *
 * This file is part of Handlebars.java.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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package com.github.jknack.handlebars;

import java.io.IOException;

import com.github.jknack.handlebars.io.TemplateSource;

/**
 * The Handlebars Parser.
 *
 * @author edgar.espina
 * @since 0.10.0
 */
public interface Parser {

  /**
   * Parse a handlebars input and return a {@link Template}.
   *
   * @param source The input to parse. Required.
   * @return A new handlebars template.
   * @throws IOException If the resource cannot be loaded.
   */
  Template parse(TemplateSource source) throws IOException;
}