templating/src/main/java/org/apache/clerezza/templating/RenderingFunction.java

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package org.apache.clerezza.templating;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * a rendering fuction transforms one or several input values into a result
 *
 * @author rbn
 */
public interface RenderingFunction<T0, T1> {

    /**
     * Applies the function represented by the instance to one or several
     * values
     *
     * @param values the function arguments
     * @return f(value1, ...)
     */
    public T1 process(T0... values) throws IOException;
}