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package org.apache.tapestry5.services;
import org.apache.tapestry5.MarkupWriter;
import org.apache.tapestry5.json.JSONObject;
/**
* Defines an Ajax-oriented partial page render, wherein a render of a portion of a page occurs, and the content is
* stored into a key ("content") of a {@link org.apache.tapestry5.json.JSONObject}, which is sent to the client side as
* the final response. Client-side JavaScript receives this reply and uses it to update a portion of the page.
* <p/>
* <p/>
* The PartialMarkupRenderer service takes an ordered configuration of {@link PartialMarkupRendererFilter}s. It can be
* selected using the {@link org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.Primary} marker annotation.
*/
public interface PartialMarkupRenderer
{
/**
* Implementations should perform work before or after passing the writer to the renderer.
*
* @param writer to which markup should be written
* @param reply JSONObject which will contain the partial response
*/
void renderMarkup(MarkupWriter writer, JSONObject reply);
}