/*
*
* Copyright 2005 AgileTec s.r.l. (http://www.agiletec.it) All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of jAPS software.
* jAPS is a free software;
* you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.
*
* See the file License for the specific language governing permissions
* and limitations under the License
*
*
*
* Copyright 2005 AgileTec s.r.l. (http://www.agiletec.it) All rights reserved.
*
*/
package com.agiletec.aps.system.common.renderer;
import com.agiletec.aps.system.common.entity.model.IApsEntity;
/**
* Basic interface which declares the services used to render entities.
* @author M.Diana - W.Ambu - E.Santoboni
*/
public interface IEntityRenderer {
/**
* Render an entity with a velocity template.
* @param entity The entity to render.
* @param velocityTemplate The velocity template to use to render the entity.
* @param langCode The rendering lang.
* @param convertSpecialCharacters Specifies whether to convert special characters.
* @return The result of the rendering.
*/
public String render(IApsEntity entity, String velocityTemplate, String langCode, boolean convertSpecialCharacters);
}