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package org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.render;

import javax.script.Bindings;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;

/**
 * The {@code RenderContext} defines the context for executing HTL scripts.
 */
@ProviderType
public interface RenderContext {

    /**
     * Provides the {@link RuntimeObjectModel} that will be used for resolving objects' properties or type conversion / coercion.
     *
     * @return the RuntimeObjectModel
     */
    RuntimeObjectModel getObjectModel();

    /**
     * Returns the map of script bindings available to HTL scripts.
     *
     * @return the global bindings for a script
     */
    Bindings getBindings();

    /**
     * Call one of the registered {@link org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.extension.RuntimeExtension}s.
     *
     * @param functionName the name under which the extension is registered
     * @param arguments    the extension's arguments
     * @return the {@link org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.extension.RuntimeExtension}'s result
     */
    Object call(String functionName, Object... arguments);
}