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package org.springframework.templating;
import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
/**
* Loads String templates from resource files.
* @author Keith Donald
*/
public interface StringTemplateLoader {
/**
* Load the StringTemplate from the file-based resource.
* The template text is generally parsed into a structure that is subsequently cached.
* StringTemplate instances returned to callers of this method are prototypes that may be safely modified and used in the current thread of execution.
*/
StringTemplate loadStringTemplate(Resource resource);
}