WikiRenderer.java

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package org.apache.wiki.render;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.wiki.WikiContext;
import org.apache.wiki.parser.WikiDocument;

/**
 *  Provides an interface to the basic rendering engine.
 *  This class is an abstract class instead of an interface because
 *  it is expected that rendering capabilities are increased at some
 *  point, and I would hate if renderers broke.  This class allows
 *  some sane defaults to be implemented.
 *  
 *  @since  2.4
 */
public abstract class WikiRenderer
{
    protected WikiContext     m_context;
    protected WikiDocument    m_document;

    /**
     *  Create a WikiRenderer.
     *  
     *  @param context A WikiContext in which the rendering will take place.
     *  @param doc The WikiDocument which shall be rendered. 
     */
    protected WikiRenderer( WikiContext context, WikiDocument doc )
    {
        m_context = context;
        m_document = doc;
        doc.setContext( context ); // Make sure it is set
    }

    /**
     *  Renders and returns the end result.
     *  
     *  @return A rendered string.
     *  @throws IOException If rendering fails.
     */
    public abstract String getString()
        throws IOException;

}