package org.apache.maven.doxia.siterenderer;

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import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.io.Writer;

/**
 * Renders a page, whatever the source is: a Doxia source file, a report or anything else.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface DocumentRenderer
{
    /**
     * Render a document.
     *
     * @param writer the Writer.
     * @param renderer the Renderer.
     * @param siteRenderingContext the SiteRenderingContext.
     * @throws org.apache.maven.doxia.siterenderer.RendererException if it bombs.
     * @throws java.io.FileNotFoundException if it bombs.
     * @throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException if it bombs.
     */
    void renderDocument( Writer writer, Renderer renderer, SiteRenderingContext siteRenderingContext )
        throws RendererException, FileNotFoundException, UnsupportedEncodingException;

    /**
     * The name of the output document.
     *
     * @return the name of the output document.
     */
    String getOutputName();

    /**
     * Return the RenderingContext of the document.
     *
     * @return RenderingContext.
     */
    RenderingContext getRenderingContext();

    /**
     * Whether to always overwrite the document, or only do so when it is changed.
     *
     * @return whether to overwrite
     */
    boolean isOverwrite();
    
    /**
     * Whether this document is an external report.
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if report is external, otherwise {@code false}
     * @since 1.7
     */
    boolean isExternalReport();
}