MessageResolver.java

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

import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.cdi.message.api.payload.MessagePayload;

import java.util.Map;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * @author Gerhard Petracek
 */
public interface MessageResolver extends Serializable
{
    static final String MISSING_RESOURCE_MARKER = "???";

    /**
     * @param messageContext the current {@link org.apache.myfaces.extensions.cdi.message.api.MessageContext}
     * @param messageDescriptor the message key (or in-lined text) of the current message
     * @param payload the payload of the message e.g. to use different message sources
     * @return the final but not interpolated message text
     */
    String getMessage(MessageContext messageContext,
                      String messageDescriptor,
                      Map<Class, MessagePayload> payload);
}