taverna-workbench-renderers-api/src/main/java/net/sf/taverna/t2/renderers/RendererRegistry.java

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package net.sf.taverna.t2.renderers;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Manages the collection of {@linkplain Renderer renderers}.
 * 
 * @author David Withers
 */
public interface RendererRegistry {
	/**
	 * Get all of the available renderers for a specific MIME type. If there is
	 * a problem with one then catch the exception and log the problem but carry
	 * on since there is probably more than one way to render the data
	 * 
	 * @param path
	 * @param mimeType
	 * @return
	 */
	List<Renderer> getRenderersForMimeType(String mimeType);

	/**
	 * Return all the renderers.
	 * 
	 * @return all the renderers
	 */
	List<Renderer> getRenderers();
}