MessageInterpolator.java

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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.cdi.message.api;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * @author Manfred Geiler
 * @author Gerhard Petracek
 */
public interface MessageInterpolator extends Serializable
{
    /**
     * replaces the arguments of the given message with the given arguments
     *
     * @param messageContext the current {@link org.apache.myfaces.extensions.cdi.message.api.MessageContext}
     * instead of a MessageContextAware interface. we need it to avoid expensive operations like locking or deep cloning
     * @param messageText the message text which has to be interpolated
     * @param arguments a list of numbered and/or named arguments for the current message
     * @return the final (interpolated) message text
     *         if it was possible to replace the parameters with the given arguments
     *         the unmodified messageText otherwise
     */
    String interpolate(MessageContext messageContext, String messageText, Serializable... arguments);
}