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package org.springframework.webflow.mvc.view;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.View;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver;
import org.springframework.webflow.execution.RequestContext;
/**
* A Web Flow flavor of the familiar Spring MVC View Resolver interface. Allows resolving a Spring MVC {@link View view}
* from the state of an executing flow.
*
* @author Keith Donald
* @see ViewResolver
*/
public interface FlowViewResolver {
/**
* Resolve the Spring MVC view with the provided id.
* @param viewId the view id, typically treated as a Spring MVC view name
* @param context the current flow request
* @return the resolved Spring MVC view
*/
public View resolveView(String viewId, RequestContext context);
/**
* Get the default id of the view to render in the provided view state by convention.
* @param viewStateId the view state id
* @return the default view id
*/
public String getViewIdByConvention(String viewStateId);
}